编辑“︁Bitconnect”︁（章节）

== 批判和暴跌 ==
从货币发行以来，Bitconnect的[[多層次傳銷]]结构就令人怀疑是龐茲騙局<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/01/17/bitconnect-alleged-crypto-ponzi-scheme-shutters-it.aspx|title=BitConnect, Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scheme, Shutters Its Lending and Exchange Services and Plunges 92%|last=Williams|first=Sean|work=The Motley Fool|access-date=2018-01-18|language=en|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118025950/https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/01/17/bitconnect-alleged-crypto-ponzi-scheme-shutters-it.aspx|archivedate=2018-01-18|df=}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/16/bitconnect-which-has-been-accused-of-running-a-ponzi-scheme-shuts-down/|title=Bitconnect, which has been accused of running a Ponzi scheme, shuts down|last=Tepper|first=Fitz|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-01-18|language=en|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118001059/https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/16/bitconnect-which-has-been-accused-of-running-a-ponzi-scheme-shuts-down/|archivedate=2018-01-18|df=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/17/digital-currency-plunge-may-be-healthy-for-cryptocurrency-market.html|title=Digital currency plunge may be healthy for cryptocurrency market|last=Cheng|first=Evelyn|date=2018-01-17|work=CNBC|access-date=2018-01-18|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118012442/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/17/digital-currency-plunge-may-be-healthy-for-cryptocurrency-market.html|archivedate=2018-01-18|df=}}</ref>。[[以太坊]]创始人[[維塔利克·布特林]]更是直言不讳地指出这是一场骗局<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/926236948238360576|title=Vitalik "Not giving away ETH" Buterin 的 Twitter: “Yeah, if 1%/day is what they offer then that's a ponzi.… ”|date=2017-11-03|access-date=2018-04-29|archive-date=2018-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302213947/https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/926236948238360576|dead-url=no}}</ref>。Bitconnect市值一度跻身所有加密货币的前20位<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/07/20/the-20-largest-cryptocurrencies-by-market-cap.aspx|title=The 20 Largest Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap|last=Williams|first=Sean|date=2017-07-20|work=The Motley Fool|access-date=2018-04-29|archive-date=2018-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416012442/https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/07/20/the-20-largest-cryptocurrencies-by-market-cap.aspx|dead-url=no}}</ref>，并在2017年12月达到历史最高位463美元。但直到次年1月底，其市值连续跳水至5.92美元<ref name="coinmarketcap">{{cite web|url=https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitconnect/|title=BitConnect (BCC) price, charts, market cap, and other metrics - CoinMarketCap|website=coinmarketcap.com|accessdate=30 January 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023052245/https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitconnect/|archivedate=2017-10-23|df=}}</ref>。Youtuber "希多BitWhale"在2017年10月27日Youtube發布了一個影片，以種種疑點，批判Bitconnect為龐茲騙局<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmD4iAiAoAA 区块链的害群之马Bitconnect—价值15亿美金的庞氏骗局－希多BitWhale]</ref>

在经历市值跳水时，Bitconnect声称将以代币方式偿还所有剩余贷款，汇率为每BCC 363.62美元。然而与此同时货币市值已跌破10美元，使得这笔支付对投资人追回钱款几乎没有帮助。
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bitconnect.co/system-news/94/changes-coming-for-the-bitconnect-system-halt-of-lending-and-exchange-platform|title=Changes coming for the Bitconnect system - Halt of lending and exchange platform|last=|first=|date=2018-01-16|website=BitConnect|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118030000/https://bitconnect.co/system-news/94/changes-coming-for-the-bitconnect-system-halt-of-lending-and-exchange-platform|archive-date=2018-01-18|dead-url=no|access-date=|df=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techscoop.in/2018/01/bitconnect-officially-shut-down-lending-platform.html/|title=Bitconnect Shut Down it's Lending Platform Officially for Good|last=|first=|date=2018-01-16|work=TechScoop.in|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118181133/https://techscoop.in/2018/01/bitconnect-officially-shut-down-lending-platform.html/|archive-date=2018-01-18|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref>