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The Wrap No. 000080

A bridge put a 20% price on getting its own funds back

The white-hat reward is 20% of the funds involved in the exploit, and the deadline for the remaining assets was September 13, 2026.

Illustration: A bridge put a 20% price on getting its own funds back

Symbiosis offered the attacker a white-hat reward of 20%[1]. That 20% is a share of the funds involved in the exploit[1]. The bridge set a deadline of September 13, 2026[1]. The deadline covers the return of the remaining assets[1].

The bridge pays 20% of the funds to get the remaining assets back[1]. The attacker has until September 13, 2026, to send them back[1].

The funds involved in the exploit are the funds the reward pays to get back[1].

Who gains, who loses

The white-hat reward is 20% of the funds involved in the exploit the bridge sets the price of its own clean-up and pays it out of the pot it wants returned.
The deadline is September 13, 2026 the return of the remaining assets runs on the bridge's clock, not the attacker's.

Receipts

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Symbiosis offered the attacker a white-hat reward equal to 20% of the funds involved in the exploit, setting a deadline of September 13, 2026, for the attacker to return the remaining assets.

“Symbiosis offered a white-hat reward equal to 20% of the funds and set a deadline of September 13, 2026, for the attacker to return the remaining assets.”

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