Cetus is asking the hacker to return all but $6 million, or 2,324 Ether, of the stolen funds in exchange for a promise not to pursue legal action. The protocol lost $223 million to an exploit on May 22.
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Crema Finance offered the attacker $1.6 million in 2022 in exchange for returning the stolen funds and avoiding legal prosecution
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Cetus Protocol has proposed a settlement whereby the perpetrator may retain 2,324 ETH (approximately $6 million), provided that 20,920 ETH (approximately $56 million) and the compromised Sui-based assets are returned
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Cetus Protocol offered the hacker a $6 million bounty after a $223 million exploit on May 22, 2025, requesting the return of the remaining funds
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