CryptoBilis Founder Sells with Confidentiality Agreement in Spring
Twitter user exsiway reported that the Malaysian Ledger authorized dealer CryptoBilis was sold by its founder this spring, with a confidentiality agreement that prohibits disclosure until October 19, but the store and "Ledger authorized" branding remain in place.
Former team members of CryptoBilis also stated that the new management has taken over, and the original team must keep confidentiality until October 19. Company records show that Jiaming, located in Heilongjiang Province, China, has held 100% of the shares since August 3.
The former co-founder confirmed that the company was acquired in March this year, and the original shareholders subsequently exited all operational, management, and administrative positions. After the handover, the original team could no longer understand the actual operations and only assisted with some event coordination, emphasizing that they are no longer part of the company.
Currently, there is no official evidence directly linking the new owner to the tampered devices. The related devices are said to have hidden modules implanted that can steal mnemonic phrases, but the causal relationship between the ownership change and the financial loss incident has not been confirmed.
CryptoBilis is an official authorized dealer of Ledger, covering Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia, while also selling hardware wallets from other brands. The company has suspended sales and shipments of all brand hardware wallets across these three countries and closed its offline stores.
Ledger is investigating reports of financial losses from Southeast Asian users who purchased devices from this channel and has requested a suspension of Ledger device sales. On-chain estimates suggest related suspicious losses exceed $86 million, with the cause still to be confirmed.
The change in ownership occurred months before the investigation was launched, and the confidentiality agreement restricted the original team's information disclosure timeline, putting pressure on the trust in this authorized channel and the traceability of the device delivery chain, with the beneficiaries yet to be clarified.
Source: Public Information
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CryptoBilis was established around 2020 in Malaysia and became an official authorized dealer of Ledger. The acquisition was completed in March 2026, with the original shareholders exiting all operational and management positions, and Jiaming has held 100% of the shares since August 3. The original team was required to maintain confidentiality until October 19, during which the store continued to operate under the authorized branding.
After the acquisition, control was fully transferred, and the original team only assisted with event coordination without further involvement in operations. Following reports of financial losses related to Ledger, the company suspended sales of all brands and closed its stores. Public information has yet to establish direct evidence linking the new holding party with the device implants.
Similar situations have been observed in other authorized distribution channels where control changes occurred before security incidents, such as some consumer electronics or security hardware dealers completing share transfers before supply chain disputes. The current hardware wallet distribution is transitioning from a loose authorization model to stricter requirements for channel traceability and ownership transparency.
This essentially represents a restructuring of the industry chain: authorized dealers serve as key delivery nodes for devices from manufacturers to users, and changes in control directly affect traceability. The mechanism involves confidentiality agreements delaying information disclosure, so by the time the investigation was initiated, the original team had exited operations, shifting the focus to the new holding party and the delivery process; manufacturers mitigate risks by suspending a single channel, while the continued operation under authorized branding amplifies users' trust gap in "official channels."
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Confidentiality agreements are both time and information walls
Authorized branding remains, but control has changed hands
Ownership change precedes the incident, responsibility still needs to be investigated