OpSec chief exec Chris Williams has resigned “effective immediately,” simply two weeks after crypto sleuth ZachXBT uncovered the mission as a rip-off.
Williams introduced his resignation by way of X on Thursday, and claims that the whole core workforce has adopted him out the door. The previous CEO confirmed ZachXBT’s allegations, citing them as the explanation for his resignation.
“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.”
From early on there have been many pink flags for those who did primary due diligence so it’s clear all the influencers who promoted OPSEC regarded previous this.
Maintain the names of influencers from these screenshots in thoughts and keep away from them for the remainder of this bull run. pic.twitter.com/pxTRL1Lm1g
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) November 14, 2024
ZachXBT calling out the influencers paid to advertise OPSEC.
Williams continued to say that the workforce had skilled extreme stress within the type of “payment delays, layoffs and [a] lack of clarity regarding OpSec’s direction.”
ZachXBT additionally reported that OpSec used two-year-old footage of a knowledge heart and claimed it as its personal infrastructure.
CEO resignation seemingly stunned remaining OpSec workforce
Since William’s resignation, the OpSec X account has claimed that the mission has not been deserted and that the core developer workforce 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.”
We’re conscious of the assertion made by our former CEO and are internally assessing the state of affairs:
– We now have not deserted the mission and don’t intend to by any means.
– Our plan was to launch an replace video to OneSec V2 showcasing a excessive finish product that pushes the boundaries…
— OpSec (@OpSecCloud) November 14, 2024
The corporate’s OPSEC token plummeted over 88% final July after the OpSec workforce 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 value by no means recovered.
Some customers are questioning Williams’ resignation, calling it a “planned exit,” and are demanding accountability.
An “ask me anything” X house will probably be hosted by Williams quickly, however he has but to resolve on a date.
