GMX Hacker Returns Stolen Funds in Rare Bounty Negotiation Win

In a plot twist even Hollywood wouldn’t greenlight, the GMX exploiter just coughed up the loot—after haggling like a Wall Street trader over their bug bounty price.

The DeFi heist that wasn’t

Whitehat or blackhat? This hacker blurred the lines by returning eight figures… but only after securing a ‘consulting fee’ that’d make your tax accountant blush. Proving once again that in crypto, even criminals negotiate better terms than retail investors.

Smart contracts, smarter criminals

The funds flowed back to GMX’s coffers this week—no subpoenas, no chainalysis dragnet. Just old-fashioned greed meeting decentralized governance. A win? Sure. But also a stark reminder: your yield farm’s ‘battle-tested’ code still pays better bug bounties than most Silicon Valley startups.