PANews reported on May 7 that, according to Hey Anon's founder, the founder of Zerebro admitted through private correspondence to faking a suicide incident. The purpose was to completely withdraw from the public eye and escape harassment and extortion. He explained that a public exit would cause the project's tokens, $ZEREBRO and $OPAIUM, to plummet, leading to panic selling by users and potentially more severe personal threats to himself. He has currently deactivated all social media accounts and plans to engage in music creation anonymously, stating that he has not profited from this and is only seeking safety and privacy.