Balancer Gives Hacker Sept. 8 Deadline to Return Funds or Face Action

Balancer has given the operator of a wallet linked to its Aug. 31 exploit until Sept. 8 to return the stolen funds or face further action.

The warning, posted on-chain Sept. 3, offers a bounty for funds returned to the Balancer DAO multisig. The operator must respond through Blockscan by 21:00 UTC.

If the attacker does not cooperate, Balancer said it will escalate its response, potentially using technical, on-chain and legal measures.

Balancer Offers Bounty for Fund Recovery

“We understand this wallet is linked to the exploit of Balancer V1 on Aug. 31st, 2026,” the protocol said in the notice.

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Balancer said it prefers to resolve the matter without escalation and would avoid legal action if the funds are returned. It also offered the bounty to anyone who provides information that helps r…

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