Major DeFi protocol Balancer just dropped an ultimatum to the attacker who drained roughly $100 million from their system. The team sent an official on-chain message directly to the exploiter's wallet address, laying out terms for a bug bounty if the stolen assets get returned.
This marks Balancer's final attempt at negotiation before potentially escalating to law enforcement and blockchain forensics firms. The protocol is basically giving the hacker one last chance to walk away with a reward instead of facing legal consequences. Pretty standard playbook these days when protocols get hit this