Does this mean he got was able to withdraw and keep 5 btc on account of the exploit?
Yes. He had used the exploit to get somewhere in the order of over 30 BTC in profit. He did withdraw his original deposit, plus 5 BTC as a bounty for finding the exploit. Had he wanted, he would have been allowed to withdraw up to 25 BTC which was the contents of the hot wallet. But being a decent guy he didn't even make an attempt to do so, something that I am very grateful for.
I wouldn't call stealing 5 btc a decent action, or one who does it a decent person, just because he could have taken more. Stealing is stealing. The guy stole from you, and if you had investors yet, it would have been stealing from them. I understand you're grateful he didn't clean you out, but I'm still puzzled by your gushing praise for someone who is a thief.
I was in the chat at the time, here's a chatlog. As you can see at 10:47 UTC foo was up >15 BTC and Ryan came online more than 2h later. He could've just withdrawn with a few clicks, but he didn't. He also send a support message to Ryan that explains how the exploit works, which allowed him to patch it fast.
I still don't get it. I would've assumed anybody in his position would clean the hot wallet.
Chatlog link doesn't load anything. Is it me or the link? (Also, someone posted a chatlog earlier, is it the same as that?)
I think the juxtaposition of reactions on this forum is interesting. Website owner steals investor funds but selectively refunds to some people, this forum is doxing people left and right, calling ex-girlfriends of people who may or may not be involved, etc. But some guy steals through an exploit and also doesn't take everything, and he's heralded as a saint. What a commendable chap that he only stole some of the money!
Could the perception of these two people be any more different? If this guy was such a good dude, he wouldn't have taken any of the money. He would have notified Ryan of the exploit so it could be patched and maybe asked for a reward, not help himself to it.
Just my opinion though. I wouldn't go praising someone cuz they only stole a little bit.
dooglus will formulate a legit explaination i'm sure!!!
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