The Attitude that Got $ Back from an Exploiter

Before I forget, I want to share some things I observed here w/ the hopes it helps other teams facing an exploit in the future.

IMHO, the single most valuable thing the Euler team did was fully *own* the responsibility of getting the funds returned. And they never gave up. https://t.co/yZEha1OThj

— Tay 🦊 💖 (@tayvano_) April 4, 2023

They talked to—and *listened* to—people who had done it before. They got help. They worked with the FBI and their legal counsel. They leaned on everyone for *support.*

But their attitude was that no one else was going to get the funds returned so they better get them returned.

— Tay 🦊 💖 (@tayvano_) April 4, 2023

This attitude, esp. when combined with them always re-focusing on the end goal of doing right by those who had lost $, is what ultimately made them flexible enough + resilient enough to connect with the exploiter initially, and keep communicating with him over the ensuing weeks.

— Tay 🦊 💖 (@tayvano_) April 4, 2023

There were so many times where things seemed hopeless. There were times when folks (including me) spoke off-the-cuff about past incidents w/o realizing we were basically shitting on their hopes & dreams. 😅😅😅

But nothing deterred them. At every turn, it was like: pic.twitter.com/O9Ak6RlJMn

— Tay 🦊 💖 (@tayvano_) April 4, 2023

Any number of things couldve shifted the course of history and no one wouldve blamed the team if the funds weren't fully returned.

It would've been way easier for them to say, "welp, its DPRK, its a lost cause" or "welp, exploiter went cold" or "welp, just waiting for the FBI"

— Tay 🦊 💖 (@tayvano_) April 4, 2023