PANews reported on May 19th that blockchain detective ZachXBT published an article on the X platform, stating that Gurhan Kiziloz's other project, Blockdag Network, after failing to launch its mainnet and mining rigs for years, has recently turned to the crypto gambling project Spartans, while still claiming that its pre-sale can bring 300x profits. Kiziloz has extracted at least $350 million from inexperienced retail investors, using it to purchase cars, watches, and real estate. ZachXBT speculates that its gambling project may have been used to help launder Blockdag's funds, for example, by paying excessive salaries to employees and KOLs.

In October 2025, ZachXBT revealed that Gurhan Kiziloz was the mastermind behind Blockdag and was suspected of transferring pre-sale funds .