[Meteora Co-Founder Responds to Insider Trading Allegations: Risk Control Mechanisms Established, Platform Was Not Pre-Informed] According to Deep Tide TechFlow on February 26, Meteora co-founder Zen disclosed in a post that since taking over Meteora last March, the team has taken insider trading risks seriously and implemented substantial safeguards. Zen stated that as a permissionless platform, Meteora has spent the past 12 months dedicating significant effort to making it robust and reliable enough to ensure projects can launch without the need for direct support from the team. He cited examples such as the two largest token launches on Meteora over the past year, NYC and YZY, both of which occurred without the team’s prior knowledge. Zen emphasized that the team’s focus has been entirely on building the best technology to support the launchpad and other platforms, rather than engaging directly with deployers. In response to related allegations raised on Polymarket, Zen stated that the team has conducted a thorough review and remains confident in their approach to integrations, launches, and team standards.