NEAR Intents’ General Manager Says Part of the $3.8 Million Exploit Came Back in Monero
NEAR Intents’ general manager said part of the funds returned after the $3.8 million exploit came back in Bitcoin, while the remainder came back in Monero. He also said 34.59 BTC made up about 78% of the total returned funds, and the team is still working to convert the Monero into Tether.
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Users and NEAR Intents’ customers see that some of the stolen funds have been returned, but not in a final form that is already settled into the token the team wants to hold. The unresolved Monero portion still needs conversion work, so the situation remains active rather than fully closed.
Before this return, the stolen amount was out of reach; now part of it is back, split between Bitcoin and Monero. What remains the same is that the returned Monero is still not in Tether, so the practical end state for those funds has not yet changed.
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