No, it's not a Ponzi scheme. A Ponzi scheme, "is a fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of return with little risk to investors. A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investing scam which generates returns for earlier investors with money taken from later investors. This is similar to a pyramid scheme in that both are based on using new investors' funds to pay the earlier backers." (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/ponzischeme.asp)
Modern finance is regulated. Schemes that aim to generate a return have to file a prospectus and must be audited and exposed to legal liability should they fail to follow the rules.
Modern finance is regulated. Schemes that aim to generate a return have to file a prospectus and must be audited and exposed to legal liability should they fail to follow the rules.