According to CoinMeta, investor and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano issued a statement on August 2 regarding the Coldcard security incident, emphasizing that Bitcoin was not affected. He pointed out that the security lapse at Coldcard was unrelated to the Bitcoin protocol, and the verified losses exceeded 86 million US dollars. The warnings about Pompliano came at a time when market sentiment was low, and technical incidents could quickly amplify panic, misinformation, and internal conflicts. He challenged the narrative that "Bitcoin has been hacked."