Just saw this thread and seems like there's a problem here
I am just a participant here. I am not the winner too.
Do I need to send my wallet to bl4nkcode?
Do I need to make explanation about my design too?
Based on my understanding, even if you just were a participant, you can get 5 dollars for the effort. You guys did a great job, but with the current issues of this contest, every prizes are on-hold. Hence, all you can do is to wait for the OP and their management for further instructions and announcement. If they re-contest it, I guess it would be fine but they must be strict and the contest must not last for more than two days, as their business requires it. Hence, you don't need to do anything at all.
I am not just sure if this would make sense, in case OP don't like that their logo came from licensed vector sources - maybe we can give him a day or two to have every submission be checked whether it is original or not and do another deliberation after disqualifying all plagiarized works.
Do you know that theft in designing can be punishable by the law? It's already obvious that the accused users plagiarized for the contest, giving them days to defend themselves would only make some to crate their own "excuses" and would only be non-sense. All I can suggest to do OP is re-contest or try to look if the other submissions can fit their business.
Hey hey, you got me wrong I am saying give OP days enough to investigate all submission if original or not Im not asking to give the winners time to defend themselves.