1Public roles and unresolved identity boundaries
analysisGrachev’s documented public career connects Crypsis Blockchain Holding, RACIB, Huobi Russia, Jiamix, VRM and later DWF Labs. A June 2018 Moscow Chamber of Commerce event announcement identifies Andrei Viktorovich Grachev as a RACIB vice-president and Crypsis managing partner. The retained accounts place his Huobi Russia leadership in 2018–2019, followed by Vladimir Demin; they differ on whether the appointment began in September or November. Jiamix was described as a local broker using OKEx infrastructure, not an OKEx subsidiary, and later closed.
- qualification
- A public career or matching initials does not establish identity with every same-name Russian director or litigant. Crypsis is a reported brand here; the exact legal vehicle is not conclusively identified. Old private tax, passport and residential identifiers are withheld. A retained redacted criminal record and transport-sector name matches are unresolved leads and are not assigned as convictions or transport-company ownership to the DWF partner.
2The 2019 allegations and Grachev’s answers
analysisThe 2019 original reporting raised three distinct matters: Grachev’s participation in a OneLife/DealShaker event and discussion of a possible OneCoin listing; a former business contact’s alleged unpaid US$10,000 loan; and investors’ complaints about Export.Online and a separate trading arrangement. The investment-club representative said RUB 10 million went into Export.Online and repayment promises were not met. He separately alleged that a RUB 8 million trading allocation lost about 80% in three months. These were attributed complaints, not an adjudicated award against DWF. 1 4
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- The token-sale target was an ambition, not money proved raised. The two investment amounts concern separate arrangements and must not be combined into one proven debt. The article reported that some investors were considering law-enforcement complaints; it did not establish a resulting conviction or repayment outcome. Later copied accounts do not supply independent corroboration.
- response
- Grachev initially said he did not know of the OneCoin connection and had not discussed its listing. When confronted with the reported video discussion, he said Huobi had received neither applications nor listing documents. On the investment complaints, he attributed dissatisfaction to a falling market and said public accusations distorted the situation rather than resolving it.
3Namesake and legal-vehicle leads left unresolved
analysisSome expansion leads remain outside the accepted ownership network. A Russian company with a similar Crypsis name has its own registration, founders and 2020 deletion history, but the retained record does not conclusively equate that company with the Crypsis brand in Grachev’s career. Likewise, Polish records concerning Michael Sebastian Rendchen describe real companies and capacities, but the material does not conclusively establish identity with the Swiss DWF director Michael Rendchen.
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- Similar names, initials, language knowledge, business names and approximate biographical alignment are insufficient to transfer ownership or adverse findings between people. Redacted records must not be reconstructed from speculation. These leads remain explicitly unresolved in the private disposition ledger rather than appearing as verified DWF assets or accusations. Directory searches showing no litigation or no holdings are not comprehensive clearance.
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Recorded connections
- Andrei Grachev to DWF LABS PTE. LTD. (Singapore)Reported founder and initial shareholder of the Singapore companyreported · Initial ownership reported from June 2022; later exact interest not established · historical
- Andrei Grachev and Digital Wave Finance AGReported trading and exchange-access collaborationreported · VRM collaboration described around late 2020; later brands and legal vehicles distinguished · historical
- Andrei Grachev to Vroom SIA (Latvia)Reported founder of the Latvian vehiclereported · Latvian entity registered December 2020; liquidated June 2023 · historical
- Andrei Grachev to DWF Labs (group brand; contracting entity varies)Reported 27% shareholding in the historical press snapshotreported · Historical press snapshot of DWF Labs; exact legal vehicle and present stake not established · historical
- Andrei Grachev to Crypsis Blockchain Holding (brand; legal vehicle unresolved)Reported founder and managing partner of the Crypsis brandreported · Reported Crypsis brand capacities in 2017–2018; exact legal vehicle and later status unresolved · historical
- Andrei Grachev to Huobi Russia (historical exchange brand)Former chief executive of Huobi Russiareported · Huobi Russia leadership in 2018–2019; September versus November 2018 start differs by source · historical
- Andrei Grachev and Vladimir DeminReported collaborator in VRM Tradereported · Historical VRM collaboration described in retained reporting; later mandate not established · historical
- Andrei Grachev and Ilya RynenkovReported collaborator in VRM Tradereported · Historical VRM collaboration described in retained reporting; later mandate not established · historical
- Andrei Grachev to Black Ocean (historical project)Reported co-founder of the Black Ocean projectreported · Historical VRM/Black Ocean venture, described in 2020–2023 records · historical
- Andrei Grachev to Jiamix (historical exchange)Chief executive of the historical Jiamix exchangereported · Jiamix launched September 2019; reported closed two years later · historical
- Andrei Grachev to VRM Trade (historical brand)Reported co-founder of the VRM brandreported · Historical VRM/Black Ocean venture, described in 2020–2023 records · historical
- Andrei Grachev to Export.Online (historical project)Chief executive of the historical Export.Online projectreported · Historical Export.Online role in 2018; ICO halted June 2018 · historical
- Andrei Grachev to DWF Labs (group brand; contracting entity varies)Managing partner of DWF Labsreported · Managing-partner role in the dated DWF Labs reporting; exact legal-employer chain varies by source · current or historical not established
- Andrei Grachev to Vroom SIA (Latvia)Former board member with individual representationreported · Board departure entered 13 March 2023, published 16 March; vehicle liquidated June 2023 · historical
- Andrei Grachev to UlmartFormer regional and quality-management employeereported · Biographical employment description 2015–2017 · historical
- Andrei Grachev to Russian Association of Cryptoeconomics, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain (RACIB)Vice-president of RACIBreported · RACIB capacity in 2018 public event and career accounts; current mandate not established · historical
- Andrei Grachev to DWF Labs (group brand; contracting entity varies)Reported co-founder of DWF Labsreported · Source recorded 2023-10; precise underlying date and later status depend on the cited record · current or historical not established
- Andrei Grachev to Digital Wave Finance AGExchange-relationship work described in Grachev’s retrospective accountreported · Grachev’s retrospective 2018–2019 exchange-access account; dates conflict with incorporation/appointment records · historical
- Andrei Grachev to Crypsis Blockchain Holding (brand; legal vehicle unresolved)Managing partner of the Crypsis brandreported · Reported Crypsis brand capacities in 2017–2018; exact legal vehicle and later status unresolved · historical