Zach Herbert urges not to blame Bitcoin podcasters, media and VCs duped by NVK
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- @zherbert
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- 2 Aug 2026, 17:42 UTC
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Zach Herbert says it does not help to blame Bitcoin podcasters, media and venture capitalists for the incident, arguing that many were duped by NVK and that he was once duped as well, and adds that a blog post is in progress. Held as a dated first-hand statement from a competing hardware-wallet vendor CEO on the public narrative around responsibility for the incident. The claims are the poster's own and are not independently verified here.
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