[Metaplanet CEO Supports Binance: Bitcoin Network Unaffected, Company's BTC Cold-Stored by Regulated Custodian] BlockBeats reports that on October 30th, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich posted a statement expressing support for Binance and the entire team working diligently to address the incident, stating that industry participants should unite and collaborate during such times. Gerovich emphasized that this incident has not affected Bitcoin itself, and the Bitcoin network has been operating normally according to its established mechanisms since 2009. Furthermore, all Bitcoin held by Metaplanet is stored in cold wallets and held by a leading regulated custodian in the industry. [Original Link]