Pursuing the 11Onze project has become an obsession for the banks, which, in our opinion, harks back to the unsuccessful pursuit of the ballot boxes on 1 October 2017. They try to put obstacles in our way, but in the end, the community always wins.

From time to time, as members of the 11Onze community have noticed, we opt for a low-key communication profile. ‘Why?’ our followers often ask us, eager for us to explain our every move. The answer is simple: whenever we communicate important news, we are attacked. When this happens, we are forced into a period of silent work to overcome the obstacles placed in our way by the banks. Lately, what has triggered the attacks against Once… has been gold.

May: ORIgen

On 8 May, we announced the launch of ORigen. Preciosos 11Onze is now able to sell large quantities of gold directly from mines in Africa. This places the company at the centre of the global gold market and positions it as a rival to the big banks which, unlike 11Onze, only sell gold to high net worth individuals. Until last May, Preciosos 11Onze only sold physical gold at retail to users who do not have access to the channels available to large fortunes. ORigen, therefore, opens up a new segment for us, competing in a key field for the big banks.

Events then unfolded rapidly: Weavr announced the closure of El Canut in a month’s time, causing undeniable reputational damage to 11Onze. Even today, Weavr’s unilateral decision is surprising because it could not achieve anything positive: they have now had to unblock all the money they had retained without reason from 11Onze users, they have lost a business that was operating normally, and they are facing claims to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for the damage caused. All this seems to have no other purpose than to cause mistrust of 11Onze’s products.

Who would buy gold from an entity that sees Canut being shut down? Fortunately, our community knows what happens when Catalans try to go against the grain. And the response was to come out in defence of Once, just as they defended the ballot boxes years ago.

June – July: Precious Days and Golden Farmers

The closure of Canut in mid-June did not affect 11Onze’s main objective: to help its community achieve financial freedom. 11Onze did not earn money with Canut, nor did it intend to, because its business model is ‘if the user earns money, so do we’. It is not about extracting profit from managing current accounts through commissions. This extractive model is not what 11Onze is looking for; rather, we seek to create wealth and grow together.

So, in June and July, Preciosos 11Onze launched two campaigns aimed at generating profits for the community and for the organisation. ‘Precious Days’ at the end of June and ‘Golden Farmers’ at the end of July. The first, from Gold Patrimony, sold out the physical gold we had in stock in less than ten days. The second, Gold Seed, which began on 23 July, achieved a record for ‘Golden Farmers’ in one week. The 11Onze community has once again demonstrated that it is alive and well and that it understands the strategic importance of the products we offer.

And on 24 July… Caixa d’Enginyers 

The ‘Golden Farmers’ campaign was launched on 23 July via an email to the community. It was not even launched openly in 11Onze Magazine, but in a communication that 11Onze sent directly to its subscribers. Since December 2022, the bank where 11Onze’s companies had accounts to carry out these and other operations was Caixa d’Enginyers. Thus, the Catalan bank was fully informed of the operations because it saw the movements in the account and regularly received all the necessary supporting documentation. They knew, for example, that ‘Precious Days’ had been a resounding success and were perfectly aware that a new campaign, ‘Golden Farmers’, was about to begin.

The campaign was launched on 23 July and the following day, 24 July, Caixa d’Enginyers sent two damning notifications. Invoking the anti-money laundering law, they requested supporting documentation for all transactions carried out by Preciosos 11Onze during 2024 and 2025. To leave no doubt as to their intention, they warned that if the documentation was not provided within two days, they would close the account. An incomprehensible abuse.

All this is happening at a time when the account is in full swing with the ‘Golden Farmers’ campaign and with only a few days of holidays left. This is an impossible and unfounded request, as Preciosos 11Onze has always provided the necessary documentation to justify its movements. But this time the decision has been made. Although 11Onze’s financial director, Oriol Tafanell, tries to contact Caixa d’Enginyers, it is not possible to speak to him and time is running out. Two days later, they close the account, blocking Preciosos 11Onze’s activity.

At the same time, and even more surprisingly, Caixa d’Enginyers sent a similar notification to another 11Onze Holdings company that had nothing to do with gold management. The mission was clear: to attack everything related to 11Onze in order to cause maximum reputational damage to the entity, even if it meant skirting the limits of legality. 11Onze immediately contacted all the banks operating in Spain with the aim of opening an account to operate with Preciosos 11Onze. The response was negative in all cases. The operation, of course, is very well coordinated.

New course, new operations

Now that we have reached 1 October, we are more mindful than ever of our mission. We no longer have Canut, which would have celebrated its fourth anniversary on this very day. We no longer have accounts with Banco Sabadell or Caixa d’Enginyers. But that’s okay: we are still operating. We won’t explain how, but we always find a way. Today, the obstacles have been overcome and 11Onze’s mission remains as relevant as ever: to guarantee the economic independence of our community and provide the necessary financial tools to the people of our country. As for Canut, 11Onze will reactivate it, and it will not come alone. When Canut returns, it will be accompanied by Sereno.

And let no one be discouraged. 11Once was specifically designed to withstand the attacks we have received since our inception. We will soon reveal all the details of what has happened, just as we did with the documentary ‘En 4 dies’. The group’s legal structure, which is decentralised and involves several countries, is designed to always move forward. Sometimes we have to remain silent and work quietly, but make no mistake: at 11Onze, we never take a step backwards.