🔒 Paid Article (Sept. 12, 2025): MLM and Web3: Two Sides of the Same Pyramid
🔒 Paid Article (Sept. 12, 2025): MLM and Web3: Two Sides of the Same Pyramid
Both multi-level marketing (MLM) and Web3 projects sell the same dream: financial freedom, lifestyle independence, and passive income. I experienced the hype firsthand in 2023–2024 when I briefly joined World Financial Group (WFG). What I saw there helped me recognize the same structural flaws playing out across Web3. The names and technology change. The math doesn’t.
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