OpSec chief exec Chris Williams has resigned “effective immediately,” simply two weeks after crypto sleuth ZachXBT uncovered the challenge as a rip-off.
Williams introduced his resignation through X on Thursday, and claims that the complete core crew has adopted him out the door. The previous CEO confirmed ZachXBT’s allegations, citing them as the explanation for his resignation.
“The choice follows latest findings, highlighted by @zachxbt, together with our personal evaluation of OpSec’s operations.
“These revelations, coupled with the un-doxxed founder’s prolonged absence and sole control over the company’s finances, have several limited our ability to lead and execute our vision effectively.”
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Williams continued to say that the crew had skilled extreme stress within the type of “payment delays, layoffs and [a] lack of clarity regarding OpSec’s direction.”
Based on OpSec’s bio, it’s an AI-powered decentralized cloud safety supplier. In November, ZachXBT posted a thread displaying nameless X consumer @TheZopp0 discussing OpSec’s lack of “technical research.” Zopp was reportedly tied to SCALE, NTD, TPU, and OPSEC and farmed “naive traders using numerous influencers.”
ZachXBT additionally reported that OpSec used two-year-old footage of an information heart and claimed it as its personal infrastructure.
CEO resignation seemingly shocked remaining OpSec crew
Since William’s resignation, the OpSec X account has claimed that the challenge has not been deserted and that the core developer crew stays on board.
It stated, “We had hoped something like this would have been talked through internally first as a team to come to an agreement or resolution on the matter.”
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The corporate’s OPSEC token plummeted over 88% final July after the OpSec crew claimed a safety breach resulted within the theft of funds from its staking contact. A number of customers reportedly questioned this narrative, elevating the concept of a possible pump-and-dump scheme. OPSEC’s worth by no means recovered.
Some customers are questioning Williams’ resignation, calling it a “planned exit,” and are demanding accountability.
An “ask me anything” X area will likely be hosted by Williams quickly, however he has but to determine on a date.
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