Vitalik in 2018: “I hope centralized exchanges burn in hell.”

First reported Oct 30, 2026, 07:09 UTC

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Vitalik in 2018: “I hope centralized exchanges burn in hell.” Nine days later, the biggest CEX on the planet just got hit with what looks like the largest crypto heist in history — estimated impact ~$6.3B. A compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop was enough. Hot wallets drained… — @yuriy_polukhin (X), Oct 30, 2026, 07:09 UTC

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