At year-end, 808,800 USDC goes to Aevo traders
The only question left is how it gets split
With less than two months remaining, traders can still qualify by reaching 10m in qualifying options and Perp Majors volume while holding an active COMMANDER or LEGEND stake
The leaderboard isn’t settled yet 🔮
This is soo true but I also think it’s part of the culture that has been built in our space
The trolling, the memes… all need to stop when its this serious and Binance + Cz need to be celebrated for being able to protect their users
This space has lot of growing up to do
I wanted to take some time before commenting on the Binance situation, especially after seeing some of the ridiculous reactions online.
I've been in crypto since 2017. I've lived through ICO scams, exchange hacks, Luna, FTX, 10/10, and countless other disasters. I've taken multiple 6 figs losses, watched markets collapse, and seen the worst of what greed can do to this industry.
But one thing I've learned is that it's very easy to criticize from the sidelines when you've never been in the trenches.
I've dealt with security incidents firsthand. And I can tell you that being in the middle of one is one of the worst experiences imaginable. The pressure, the sleepless nights, the responsibility of protecting millions of users. Now imagine that at this scale.
You can say whatever you want about @cz_binance or Binance, but one thing I've consistently respected is the commitment to putting users' funds first.
When things go wrong, what matters is how you respond. Taking responsibility, protecting customers, making people whole, and getting back to work. That deserves recognition, not endless opportunistic outrage.
I have no details on what happened, but I've also seen firsthand how sophisticated these attacks can be. You can build the strongest infrastructure in the world, but social engineering remains one of the hardest threats to eliminate. Nobody is immune.
What bothers me most is the hypocrisy.
We've normalized celebrating extraction, quick-money schemes, and people making fortunes at the expense of retail users. Yet when actual builders face adversity, suddenly everyone wants to see them burn.
Is that really the industry we want?
We should be holding companies accountable, absolutely. But we should also recognize the ones willing to stand behind their users when things go wrong, like they did multiple times.
Kudos to the Binance team and everyone involved in making this right for the users.