Balancer Sends Message To $128M Hacker, Offers Bounty Arrangement
The Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) behind troubled DeFi protocol Balancer has issued a notice to the wallet behind a $128 million heist of the money maker project. The Balancer DAO is requesting that the hackers cooperate to resolve the situation or face an escalation in any form necessary. Related Reading: Ripple CLO Sees ‘Skinny’ Fed […]
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A hacker targeting Roger Ver has given up his attempts to access the angel investor's accounts after a 37.6 BTC bounty was issued for his arrest. In a Facebook post earlier this morning, Ver said he was seeking information about the hacker "who is trying to steal all my stuff at the moment". The bounty is currently worth around $20,000. He also revealed the hacker is using the Skype username 'nitrous'. He posted a similar message on Twitter: 37.6 BTC reward for information that leads to the arrest of the hacker that is trying to hack all my stuff at the moment. details to come! - Roger Ver....
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