Crypto exchange Kraken accuses blockchain security outfit CertiK of extortion

Kraken, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has accused a trio of security researchers of discovering a critical bug, expoliting it to steal millions in digital cash, then using stolen funds to extort the exchange for more. The exchange wrote about the issue yesterday, saying the exploit allowed some …

[Throatwarbler Mangrove]

A modest proposal

Take everyone from both companies, lock them in a cargo container, set the interior on fire and then sink it into the depths of the Marianas Trench. I will admit the middle step is somewhat gratuitous, but sometimes restraint is not called for.

[David 132]

Re: A modest proposal

…and as a final twist of the knife, sell NFTs depicting the deed?

[Throatwarbler Mangrove]

Re: A modest proposal

FOUR! FOUR butthurt crypto bros! HA HA HA HA!

[DS999]

So scammers scammed Kraken before they were able to scam their customers?

Crypto is a scam, everywhere and always. But scammers hate when they get beat in their own game.

No sympathy for anyone involved here, but I would consider the above suggestion as a good way of dealing with the situation.