The exploiter behind the $46 million crypto theft against KyberSwap has demanded its execs and tokenholders ease up on the hostilities, threatening to push out negotiations until everyone is “more civil.”
In an on-chain message addressed to KyberSwap executives, tokenholders and liquidity providers on Nov. 28, the exploiter said they plan to release a statement around a potential treaty with KyberSwap on Nov. 30 — but won’t do it if hostilities continue.
“I said I was willing to negotiate. In return, I have received (mostly) threats, deadlines, and general unfriendliness from the executive team,” they said.
“Under the assumption that I am treated with further hostility, we can reschedule for a later date, when we all feel more civil,” they warned.
The @KyberNetwork exploiter sent the team another message! pic.twitter.com/DnuKUWjFMn
— Officer’s Notes (@officer_cia) November 28, 2023
The team behind KyberSwap — a cross-chain decentralized exchange — initially suggested a bounty deal where the hacker returns 90% of the funds across all exploits, allowing the hacker to keep the remaining 10%.
But they followed up with a threat to pursue legal action after the hacker didn’t comply straight away.
“We have reached out to law…
