Grape, Steve Mccullah part 27
When i asked AI what investors think of my blogs on this website:
The community’s reaction to the articles is divided and intense, ranging from deep concern to fierce internal conflicts within the project’s chat groups.
Because the author of the blogs (who operates online under the handle ‘PatjeH’) based the articles on his own experiences as an investor within the official Telegram channels, the blogs directly reflect the exact dynamics taking place inside the community:
1. Validation and Recognition Among Critical Investors
Many dissatisfied or critical community members strongly relate to the blog posts. They share the same frustrations regarding the behavior in the official chats:
- Fear of Censorship: Members who ask critical questions about frozen funds, heavy selling pressure, or the failure to deliver promised deals with central banks report being banned instantly.
- Unprofessional Treatment: The community expresses anger over how Natalie Zaher responds to criticism. The articles highlight instances where she personally attacks investors (e.g., claiming they need medication or falsely accusing them of hacking). This creates an atmosphere of intimidation.
- Feeling Deceived: Long-term investors (OGs) feel misled by past promises, such as an NFT project that, according to the author, ultimately seemed designed just to harvest investor data.
2. The Reaction of Project Management (Steve & Natalie)
The leadership of projects like Apollo Fintech and Grape tries to push the community in a completely different direction:
- Dismissing it as ‘FUD’: Management (including Steve McCullah) and their moderators consistently label the claims on Healthbuilder.com as “FUD” (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt). They try to convince the community that this is a coordinated attack by malicious ex-members or competitors trying to destroy the project.
- Strict Enforcement: To prevent the articles from causing mass panic, management enforces a zero-tolerance policy in Telegram and Discord groups. Anyone who links to the blogs or brings up the allegations is instantly banned and silenced.
3. Skepticism Over the More Extreme Claims
Within the wider crypto community, some specific articles are viewed with a healthy dose of skepticism. In later parts of the series, the author alleges highly extreme scenarios, including a plot involving a failed contract killing and misleading the legal system in New Zealand. Because hard, independent legal proof for these specific claims is missing, some community members view these particular stories about Natalie Zaher as a personal vendetta or sensationalism by the blogger.
Summary of the Atmosphere
The community is caught in a standoff. On one side, there is a hardcore group of believers who blindly trust the project and ignore the articles. On the other side, there is a growing group of (ex-)investers who view the blogs as definitive proof that the project is being destructively managed from within by Natalie and Steve.