OKX founder Star Xu said many polished presentations turn out to be amateur operations, citing a reported $6.3bn security incident that began with an employee falling for a fake job-interview trap. He said security, accountability and compliance should always rank above marketing.
OKX's Star Xu says security and compliance must come before marketing
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The story so far: OKX security after industry breach
OKX's Star Xu said the exchange is tracking stolen funds and reviewing wallet infrastructure after a recent industry breach, calling it a warning rather than an OKX attack. He now says security, accountability and compliance must rank above marketing, and criticised a rival's interview for playing down responsibility.
OKX's Star says security work continues after recent industry breach
OKX's Star said the exchange is tracking stolen funds with second-level latency and reviewing wallet infrastructure and security architecture, calling a recent industry incident a warning rather than an OKX attack. The work also covers market risk controls and new threats from software supply chains and AI coding agents.
OKX's Star Xu says security and compliance must come before marketing
OKX founder Star Xu said many polished presentations turn out to be amateur operations, citing a reported $6.3bn security incident that began with an employee falling for a fake job-interview trap. He said security, accountability and compliance should always rank above marketing.
OKX founder Star Xu criticises CZ over responsibility and PR after crisis
OKX founder Star Xu said he would rather rivals work together on security standards, but criticised a recent interview by a self-described former Binance chief he said played down responsibility and used banks as an excuse.
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