I understand that this situation may have caused concern among Hive community members, but I believe that for any investigation to be fair and complete, all parties involved must be properly heard — and I want to publicly clarify that no one in charge of this investigation has contacted me directly.

For this reason, several days ago I published two official posts:
one explaining that we are not connected in any way to the fraud committed in Vibes, and another one explaining in detail how the subscription model of our academy actually works. I will attach both links below so this information reaches everyone who needs to see it.

As the creator of SBS ART WEB3 ACADEMY I firmly state, once again, that we have never done anything against Hive’s rules or values. Most of our artists participate actively in multiple Hive communities, not only in Vibes, as has been suggested in this annuncement.

All artists who joined the academy through the Free Subscription (which, as I explained in detail in the official post, has a clear reason for being called “free” and for including a temporary commission) were fully aware and in agreement with how the process worked.
More than 40 artists have participated in this program so far, and all have expressed positive opinions about the experience.

The description of our model presented in this post is incorrect.
I remain completely open and available to clarify this situation directly with the investigators about how our academy operates.

I trust that once the facts are fully reviewed, this misunderstanding will be cleared, and our reputation in Hive will remain intact.

Here are the official posts that explain everything in detail:
• Official Statement #1 - SBS Academy are not related to Vibes fraud
• Official Statement #2 – How Sbs Art Academy works and why some of the artists pay a portion of their earnings to us