[Balancer Sends On-Chain 'White Hat' Invitation to Hacker, Deadline Set for 5:00 AM on September 9 to Return Funds] PANews, September 4 – Balancer stated on the X platform that it understands users affected by the attack are awaiting further updates. The team will continue to disclose relevant information as the investigation progresses. Yesterday, Balancer sent an on-chain message to the hacker address involved in the Balancer V1 vulnerability attack, providing a contact channel in accordance with best practices and urging the attacker to return the stolen funds. In its announcement, Balancer revealed that the team had sent an on-chain message to the wallet associated with the August 31 Balancer V1 vulnerability attack, proposing a bounty in exchange for the return of the funds. The team also promised not to pursue legal action for the act of returning the funds, provided certain conditions are met. If the attacker does not respond by 5:00 AM Beijing time on September 9, Balancer will take technical, on-chain, and legal measures to track the attacker. The incident resulted in a loss of approximately $234,000.