CEO and co-founder of Bubblemaps, an on-chain intelligence platform.
Case
Hunter Biden’s $LAPTOP memecoin launched on September 9, using the name of the laptop controversy. Biden called it a project about resilience and recovery; critics including Coffeezilla called it a scam or “shitcoin” and warned against buying.
Role at the time: CEO and co-founder, Bubblemaps
Statement summary
Bubblemaps CEO Nicolas Vaiman argued that transparency tools, not regulation, are the right response to memecoin controversies like $LAPTOP, saying accessibility to on-chain data -- not bans -- would let capital flow away from bad actors.
“What has been missing is accessibility, not regulation. When traders can instantly see who is really behind a token, capital flows away from bad actors, and unprofitable scams stop generating the headlines that invite sweeping bans.”
Vaiman challenges the premise that controversies like $LAPTOP's warrant regulatory bans, arguing the real fix is transparency tooling rather than regulation -- a substantive position on how the dispute's fallout should be addressed, without directly defending or condemning the token launch itself.
Statement dates: September 16, 2026
