Verus bridge exploiter returns 4,052 ETH, retains $2.8 million bounty: onchain analyst
Hex37's read
- Verus bridge exploiter returned 4,052.4 ETH to the protocol.
- The returned funds are valued at approximately $8.5 million.
- The attacker kept a $2.8 million bounty as part of a negotiated settlement.
What it means for traders
- Recovery of stolen funds may reduce sell pressure on ETH, potentially stabilizing its price action.
- Bounty-based settlements are becoming a standard mechanism for protocols to recover assets from hackers.
Affected markets
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