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Zerocap

Melbourne-based institutional digital-asset trading, liquidity and custody firm (Zerocap Pty Ltd) — not an MLM or fixed-return scheme.

Risk assessment
Low Risk
Evidence strengthModerate
The short answer

Zerocap is Zerocap Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based institutional digital-asset trading, liquidity and custody firm — not a multi-level-marketing or fixed-return program. It is AUSTRAC-registered as a Digital Currency Exchange and operates as a Corporate Authorised Representative (CAR 001289130) under AFSL 340799, serving wholesale and professional clients. No regulator or court enforcement action against the firm was found in our research.

unverifiedCrypto / Finance
Sources
8
Founded
2013
HQ
Australia
Category
Crypto / Finance
Maintained profile. last reviewed Jul 2026.

Is Zerocap a pyramid scheme?

The most-asked question

The independent record points to a genuine, established institutional firm rather than a scheme. Zerocap Pty Ltd is a registered Australian proprietary company confirmed on the Australian Business Register and on ASIC-linked corporate registry records [web: abr.business.gov.au] [web: creditorwatch.com.au]. It is registered with AUSTRAC as a Digital Currency Exchange provider and acts as a Corporate Authorised Representative (CAR 001289130) under Australian Financial Services Licence 340799 — a wholesale licensing arrangement, meaning its spot-crypto activity is AUSTRAC-registered while its regulated financial-product and derivatives services are offered to wholesale clients [web: zerocap.com] [web: asic.gov.au]. The firm has also engaged formally with policymakers, filing submissions to ASIC (consultation CP343) and to the Australian Treasury on crypto-asset regulation — behaviour consistent with an established market participant, not an anonymous operator [web: asic.gov.au] [web: treasury.gov.au].

On the question of enforcement: our research found no regulator or court action, judgment, or official warning against Zerocap Pty Ltd. Checks of public regulator warning lists (including the UK FCA's unauthorised-firms warning list) did not surface the firm [web: fca.org.uk]. One caution is worth stating plainly, framed as a possibility rather than an established fact: well-known regulated brokers are frequently impersonated by 'clone' operators who copy a real firm's name and branding to defraud investors. We could not confirm any specific clone using the Zerocap name on a regulator warning list, but the general risk means anyone dealing with 'Zerocap' should verify they are transacting with the genuine zerocap.com entity and its documented Australian legal entities [web: creditorwatch.com.au]. Evidence overall is moderate: ownership, licensing and operations are well documented, while some details (such as the precise founding year) vary by source.

What is Zerocap?

Plain-language overview

Zerocap is the trading name of Zerocap Pty Ltd, an Australian company (ACN 164 874 597 / ABN 99 164 874 597) that provides institutional and wholesale digital-asset financial services [web: creditorwatch.com.au] [web: abr.business.gov.au]. Its head office is in Melbourne, Victoria, with a second office in Sydney, New South Wales [web: zerocap.com]. The company describes itself as a full-service crypto counterparty for institutions — combining OTC trading, market-making liquidity, custody, staking and structured investment products under one roof [web: zerocap.com].

A note on categorisation is important here. Zerocap appears in this directory under a crypto passive-return heading, but the independently evidenced entity at zerocap.com does not match that description. It shows none of the usual passive-return or MLM markers — no membership tiers, no referral commissions, and no advertised fixed returns [web: zerocap.com]. The corporate registry record confirms an established proprietary company first registered with ASIC around 2013, and public WHOIS records show the zerocap.com domain was created in February 2014 — a long, consistent operating history rather than a recently spun-up scheme [web: creditorwatch.com.au]. Founding dates cited by the company vary (references to a 2016–2018 launch and 'making markets since 2019'), which reflects the difference between the entity's registration and the start of its trading operations [web: zerocap.com].

Zerocap at a glance

Company & opportunity facts
Company
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Australia
The opportunity
Category
Crypto / Finance
Business model
Crypto passive-return / staking (DeFi)
Status
active
Trust & verification
Risk level
Low Risk
Verification
unverified
Sources
8 linked
Last updated
Jul 2026

Where to find Zerocap

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How it worksThe day-to-day reality of participating

Zerocap operates as a business-to-business counterparty and infrastructure provider rather than a consumer product. Clients — funds, family offices and institutions — trade spot cryptocurrencies and derivatives over the counter, source liquidity through Zerocap's market-making desk, and place assets into custody [web: zerocap.com]. Custody is delivered through the institutional MPC platform Fireblocks, and the company states it carries a Lloyd's of London insurance policy over custodied assets [web: zerocap.com] [web: fireblocks.com]. Fireblocks itself lists Zerocap as a customer and liquidity partner, corroborating that these are genuine institutional operations [web: fireblocks.com].

Beyond execution and custody, Zerocap offers staking/yield services and packaged investment products. One publicly documented example is a Smart Beta Bitcoin Fund launched with the Victor Smorgon Group, which received exclusive coverage in the Australian Financial Review [web: zerocap.com]. Access to derivatives and managed-investment-scheme products is limited to wholesale/professional investors, consistent with the firm's licensing posture [web: zerocap.com].

What it costs to join

Starter cost and the ongoing spend

Zerocap has no advertised joining fee, membership fee, or minimum recurring deposit for the public, because it is not a membership program [web: zerocap.com]. Engaging with the firm means opening an institutional/wholesale trading or custody relationship, which is subject to onboarding, eligibility and know-your-customer requirements appropriate to professional clients — not a retail sign-up funnel [web: zerocap.com]. Individual retail investors are not the target market, and there is no packaged 'buy-in' product to purchase in the way an MLM or fixed-return scheme would offer [web: creditorwatch.com.au].

How you'd make moneyThe compensation plan explained

There is no compensation or reward plan for individuals, because Zerocap is not a recruitment- or membership-based business [web: zerocap.com]. It does not pay commissions for signing up new members, has no downline or matrix structure, and does not advertise a fixed passive yield to the public.

Instead, Zerocap earns revenue the way institutional trading and asset-management firms do: through spreads on trades, execution and market-making fees, custody and staking service fees, and management fees on funds and structured products [web: zerocap.com] [web: fireblocks.com]. For readers comparing this against genuine MLM or passive-return offers, the key distinction is that no participant here is paid based on enrolling others — so the SEC's core pyramid-scheme warning sign is absent [web: sec.gov].

Field testimony

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Pros, cons & who it's forBalanced decision aid

Zerocap is built for institutional and wholesale participants in digital assets — investment funds, family offices, corporates and professional investors seeking OTC execution, deep liquidity, insured custody, staking, and structured crypto products [web: zerocap.com] [web: fireblocks.com]. It is not designed for, or marketed to, retail consumers looking for a passive-income or recruitment opportunity. If you arrived here expecting an MLM or fixed-return crypto program, the evidenced Zerocap is not that; anyone who encountered a 'Zerocap' offering guaranteed returns or paid referrals should treat it as potentially a different or impersonating operation and verify against the official Australian entity before committing funds [web: creditorwatch.com.au] [web: sec.gov].

Frequently asked

Is Zerocap an MLM or passive-return crypto program?

No. Based on independent records, Zerocap (Zerocap Pty Ltd) is an institutional digital-asset trading and custody firm serving wholesale and professional clients, not retail members [web: zerocap.com]. There is no joining fee, no referral or matrix commission structure, and no advertised fixed daily or monthly return — none of the features of a multi-level-marketing or passive-return scheme [web: creditorwatch.com.au].

Who owns and runs Zerocap?

Zerocap is operated by Zerocap Pty Ltd (ACN 164 874 597 / ABN 99 164 874 597), a proprietary company registered in Australia, alongside a related entity, Zerocap Gamma Ltd [web: creditorwatch.com.au] [web: abr.business.gov.au]. Its publicly named leadership includes Ryan McCall as co-founder and CEO, Jonathan 'Jon' de Wet as Chief Investment Officer, and Trent Barnes as a co-founder/principal, with Maomao Hu as CTO [web: zerocap.com].

Is Zerocap a scam, and is it regulated?

We found no enforcement action, court judgment, or official regulator warning (for example from ASIC or the FCA) against Zerocap Pty Ltd in our research [web: fca.org.uk]. The firm is registered with AUSTRAC as a Digital Currency Exchange provider and is a Corporate Authorised Representative under AFSL 340799 [web: zerocap.com] [web: asic.gov.au]. As with any well-known regulated broker, unrelated fraudsters can clone a legitimate firm's name and branding, so verify you are dealing with the genuine zerocap.com entity before transacting.

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