According to Odaily, SlowMist, a prominent cybersecurity firm, has publicly denied any association with the Kazepay project or its founder, known as web3benchoong. The company clarified that it has never sponsored any of their events, conducted audits for them, or established any form of partnership. The founder of SlowMist, Yu Xian, further emphasized that there has been no security collaboration between the two entities. He also expressed concern over the misuse of SlowMist's logo by the Kazepay project. Yu Xian invited any misunderstandings to be resolved through direct communication.