In a world where blockchain meets Kafkaesque absurdity, the ZKsync troupe has, with the solemnity of a Moscow tavern brawl, issued a curious prophecy to the daring digital brigands who lifted their treasure: a span of 72 hours, like a ticking metronome of fate, to restore 90% of the ill-gotten gains… or else, the fangs of criminal liability shall bite deep.
The ZKsync (ZK) Security Council, a name carrying as much gravitas as a dentist’s visit, extended this peculiar olive branch with a wink and a nudge—onchain and right through their official channels, as if the hackers were lingering over morning tea in their chatrooms.
“To resolve this matter amicably in the spirit of safe harbor, we are offering a 10% bounty for your cooperation if you return 90% of the funds involved in the exploit,” Zksync declared, sounding more like a beleaguered casino dealer than a cutting-edge L2 blockchain platform.
On the fateful day of April 15, when spring was just pretending to be civilized, ZKsync’s admin wallet was compromised—Van Gogh had nothing on the colours of panic splattered across their ledgers—as $5 million worth of ZK tokens vanished like a magician’s rabbit. The precious loot? The “remaining unclaimed tokens from the ZKsync airdrop,” which, ironically, were left behind as if forgotten leftovers at a communal feast.
Fear not, dear users! Your precious funds remained untouched, guarded as if by a digital Cerberus. The protocol and token contracts, steadfast as ancient Kremlin walls, stood their ground despite the cyber tempest.
Of course, an investigation slinks forward in the shadows, as this curious episode unfolds alongside an unexpected price rebound—a crypto phoenix rising from its own confusion.
The ultimatum reads like a summons from a whimsical czar: the hacker must return exactly 44,687,278.5988 ZK tokens to a ZKsync Era address, along with the peculiar sums of 1,021.3 Ethereum and 766 ETH dispatched to particular addresses. Among these, an Ethereum Layer 1 domain is firmly held by the Security Council, presumably watched by suspicious eyeballs that never blink.
“Funds sent to the above-listed addresses controlled by the ZKsync Security Council will not be affected by the transaction filtering that currently prevents transactions from the addresses holding the exploited funds. Funds must be received in the ZKsync Era and Ethereum addresses listed above by the deadline.”
Should the rogue participant choose honor over infamy and comply, ZKsync promises a public nod of reconciliation, a civic handshake in the gloaming of the blockchain age.
The $5 million saga shall then be closed, filed perhaps next to other fine tales of digital follies.
If, however, the hacker dances indifferent to this charm offensive, the heavy hand of law enforcement will come knocking. One imagines a squad of equally bewildered officials trying to catch phantasms on a ledger that never sleeps.
So, dear reader, place your bets—and clutch your tokens tight. The strange ballet of thieves, ultimatums, and ironic mercy continues.
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