'Crema Finance' hacker returns money, receives $1.7 million in SOL as reward
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'Crema Finance' hacker returns money, receives $1.7 million in SOL as reward
The hack at Crema Finance resulted in the theft of 69,422.9 SOL and 6,497,738 USDC - a total value of a little over US$8.78 million. After what Crema Finance described as "prolonged negotiations", the hackers agreed to return most of the funds, but retained SOL 45,455, which is currently valued at approximately US$1.7 million. The hacker was also referred to as “white-hat” and “ethical” in tweets from Crema Finance, suggesting that the DeFi platform will not pursue criminal charges.
Following the hack, the total value locked on Crema Finance fell dramatically, falling to US$3 million on July 4, to more than US$12 million on the Saturday before the hack. Since the hack, Crema Finance's smart contract has been suspended while its new smart contract code is being audited by blockchain security firm Slomist. Crema Finance says that the protocol will go live again once the audit is completed and its security can be assured.
It is becoming increasingly common in the crypto space for hackers to agree to return most of the stolen assets in exchange for a reward. In June, a high-profile case saw the Ethereum rollup-solution Optimism hacked for US$17 million, with the hackers agreeing to return US$15 million worth of stolen assets in exchange for a US$2 million bug bounty.