Every founder carries chapters the public never fully understands. In the case of Dmitry Saksonov, those chapters shaped the direction of his life long before Blockchain Sports existed. His story is often summarised through outcomes, yet the truth lies in the years when he faced a coordinated effort to remove him from his own path.
Before his name reached global attention, Saksonov led a growing technology company known for discipline and operational structure. The environment shifted abruptly. Individuals he once relied on played a role in creating a fabricated case designed to dismantle his life's work. His accounts were frozen. His company was halted. His reputation was altered by assumptions rather than facts. He spent more than two years in pre trial detention waiting for clarity in a situation that should never have escalated to that point. The case eventually collapsed because it lacked truth from the beginning, but the consequences of those years did not disappear as quickly.
When he returned to the world outside that chapter, there was no company waiting for him. The people who once stood beside him had moved on. The structure he had relied on was gone. He began again with rented equipment and a small workspace that served as a reminder of how quickly circumstances can shift. This period was not framed by inspiration or dramatic declarations. It was defined by routine. He rebuilt his habits, his focus, and his discipline one day at a time because those were the only tools available to him.
This period also revealed how easily narratives can be distorted. As he worked to rebuild his foundation, misinformation circulated about him. Claims that he had not paid salaries during his previous company's turbulence. Claims that he had intentionally joined a network marketing company during a downturn. Claims about his detention that ignored the context and the eventual collapse of the fabricated case. The truth was more nuanced. Payroll delays occurred during rapid expansion years before his detention, a challenge many fast growing companies face, and he addressed those issues directly at the time. The short partnership during the crypto collapse was a temporary attempt to keep his team engaged during a period when entire sectors were struggling. None of these situations matched the narratives created around them, yet the noise spread easily in the absence of firsthand understanding.
Rather than fight each story individually, he chose to correct his path quietly. Responsibility, not reputation, guided his decisions. He focused on building something that could not be dismantled by assumptions or external influence. This mindset became the foundation for what he would create next.
The turning point came through an experience far removed from business. He travelled through communities where children demonstrated remarkable talent yet lacked the infrastructure to support it. Their skill was evident, but their futures were limited by circumstances that had nothing to do with ability. He recognised a familiar pattern. Systems fail people long before people fail themselves. He had lived this truth in a different context. They were living it in theirs.
The idea that became Blockchain Sports began here. It was not built to follow a trend or to capture a rising market. It was built to correct a structural imbalance he had witnessed firsthand. He wanted to create environments where athletes could be evaluated fairly, where development could be measured objectively, and where communities that had been overlooked for generations could finally be seen.
The early growth of the company brought new challenges. Expansion across countries created operational strain, including payroll delays during its period of aggressive hiring. Saksonov addressed these issues transparently and restructured the organisation to protect the long term vision. He reduced the team to a core group that believed in the mission. He refined systems, strengthened leadership, and rebuilt the company from stability rather than speed.
What emerged from these years was not a traditional sports project. It became an ecosystem shaped by purpose, responsibility, and the clarity he gained from the hardest chapters of his life. The academies, the performance models, and the global platform reflect the lessons he learned about fairness, access, and structure.
People often see the global footprint of Blockchain Sports and assume the journey was straightforward. They overlook the years when his story appeared to be ending. They overlook the narratives built on distortion rather than truth. They overlook the decisions he made when no one was watching. Yet those are the years that shaped the company's DNA.
Saksonov did not rise because circumstances became easier. He rose because he refused to let the chapter meant to stop him define the rest of his life. Blockchain Sports exists today because he built something rooted in purpose rather than reaction, in responsibility rather than ambition, and in truth rather than noise.
This is the story that was expected to end. Instead, it became the foundation for a movement.
