Max Krupyshev

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You don’t see this every day. A founder going out of his way to take care of early supporters. ➺ Refunding their investments ➺ Burning tokens worth millions ➺ Doing it all with integrity, even after a devastating €38M hack Here’s how @maxkrupyshev raised the bar for leadership in crypto 👇 In July 2023, CoinsPaid was targeted in one of the most calculated cyberattacks crypto has seen. The infamous Lazarus Group, a North Korean state-sponsored hacking collective, spent 6 months orchestrating a complex social engineering attack. They used fake job interviews. They tricked a CoinsPaid employee into downloading malicious software, allowing them to breach the company’s systems. When the dust settled, €38 million in crypto was gone. The founder @maxkrupyshev could’ve walked away after the hack. Most founders would. But instead of disappearing, he stepped up. He didn’t just issue a PR statement. He personally reached out to every single CPD token buyer he could find. And he refunded them. How many founders can you name who’ve done this? Max didn’t stop with refunds. He went way further. Here’s exactly what he did: 1️⃣ Bought back private investors’ tokens Early private buyers who took the risk to support CoinsPaid token, Max spent $500,000 to buy their tokens back. 2️⃣ Burned 630M tokens Instead of letting the token limp along, Max burned 630 million tokens, 78% of the supply he had access to. 3️⃣ He restructured liquidity responsibly. To give sellers an exit, Max slowly bought tokens from the market using 80 ETH. Max set up ETH/CPD liquidity on Uniswap and then burned it entirely, removing any suspicion of foul play. After everything, Max made a decision that most crypto founders wouldn’t even consider: He shut the token down. Because he realized the token no longer made sense for the project’s direction. CoinsPaid is a B2B platform. Its mission is to bridge Web2 businesses into crypto payments, helping companies transition seamlessly to blockchain-based solutions. The token didn’t align with that vision anymore and Max chose clarity over chaos. It’s a wake-up call for the entire crypto industry. In a space filled with rug pulls and founders who vanish at the first sign of trouble, here’s someone showing what real leadership looks like: ➺ Taking responsibility, even when it’s not required. ➺ Prioritizing people over profits. ➺ Making tough decisions, even when they’re unpopular. This is what accountability should look like in crypto. What’s next for Max and CoinsPaid? It’s unclear. But this is worth paying attention to. This isn’t the kind of story we hear often. But it’s the kind of story we need to hear more of 🙌 I am proud to have been an advisor for CoinsPaid! If you’re not already following @maxkrupyshev, now’s the time. That’s a wrap If this inspired you: ➺ Like this. ➺ Retweet. ➺ Follow me @EvanLuthra for more like this.

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