Michael Taoushanis

[Verus - The Internet of Value @VerusCoin]

The returned Verus bridge funds have now been converted back into the original currencies for reintegration into the Verus network.

The Verus recovery address currently holds 1,194.86 ETH (73.51% recovered), 76.0321 tBTC (73.41% recovered), and 147,727.67 USDC (100% recovered as discussed in the community meetings).

One issue we noticed is that some DEX interfaces have blocked the Verus return/recovery address. This address is not the attacker’s wallet. It is the community recovery address holding community funds.

We ask @Uniswap (your compliance department has been notified, we are still waiting for a response) @1inch @blockaid_ to review and correct the classification of the Verus recovery address (0xF9AB28cB7b72B518e6a351FbdaBe69362cBC1A74).



We ask the community to help by tagging relevant DEX interfaces, wallets, block explorers, and tracking services below, so the Verus recovery address is correctly recognized across the ecosystem.

0xF9AB28cB7b72B518e6a351FbdaBe69362cBC1A74

[Verus - The Internet of Value @VerusCoin]

To the Verus<->Ethereum Bridge Exploiter:
Members of the Verus community and its developers have discussed a set of terms, detailing the size of the bounty, obligations from your side and ours, and how the funds can be returned.

1. We have agreed that the bounty amount will be 1350 ETH. If you adhere to these terms, we will consider these 1350 ETH a reward for your exposing of a vulnerability, and we would publicly request to all interested parties that the 1350 ETH be considered your legitimate bounty.
2. If the funds are returned to the address 0xF9AB28cB7b72B518e6a351FbdaBe69362cBC1A74, minus 1350 ETH, meaning a total return of 4052.4 ETH within 24 hours after this post, Verus community members and developers, and everyone we currently know to be involved in investigating the event, will halt any existing investigations into you to the best of our ability, and we will not press charges or pursue extralegal consequences. We will consider the address that holds 1350, either as change or if still in the source as the bounty address.

If you return a total of 4052.4 ETH to the address 0xF9AB28cB7b72B518e6a351FbdaBe69362cBC1A74 within the 24 hours specified above, we will understand that as your agreement to these terms, and we will uphold our stated agreement to cease further investigation into you, not initiate new investigation of you, not press charges, and not seek additional consequences. We will also post a public acknowledgement, referencing the 1350 ETH and publicly state that we consider those funds to be your bounty. If further communication is required to come to an agreement, please refer to the following contact points, as mentioned in previous messages:

email: [email protected]
z-address on Verus (for encrypted memo communication): zs1wl6e6qe8z8n8t8jp4qxek5ey53t9xajzwxc75gj72wrcwuq6ha4mdg0v8p6z8wpkz2fhxrqlayc

For confirmation that this offer is coming from the Verus Community, you can see the same message posted on the Verus Discord, in the announcements channel.

[Mr.Komodo @MrKomodoWorld]

Well the @VerusCoin bridge hacker has returned the funds, minus the agreed bounty. 4052 ETH returned. He can enjoy the money in peace and the vulnerability has been exposed and will soon be fixed.

[PeckShieldAlert @PeckShieldAlert]

#PeckShieldAlert The @veruscoin Bridge exploiter has returned 4,052.4 $ETH (~$8.5M) to the team address: 0xF9AB...C1A74.

The returned funds represent 75% of the stolen total, leaving a 25% bounty (1,350 $ETH, ~$2.8M) in the exploiter's wallet.

[Verus - The Internet of Value @VerusCoin]

https://t.co/32e5sCbuOk

[Biz 💥 @BizMunny]

I dedicated most of the last two years of my time, toward realizing Verus’s DREAM app encryption model

Because I truly believe it can be the backbone for a safer internet

This entailed: learning full stack mobile development, zcash-style note encryption, and zip32 key management for the first time

while upgrading a rust backend, SDKs for both mobile platforms, a golang layer for lightwalletd, integrating these seamlessly with an existing mobile app, forging upgrade paths where none existed, & preserving backwards compatibility

The end result also now gives us easily attainable upgrades paths to: orchard, HD transparent addresses, and some other key scope privacy improvements too

Zcash R&D team was very helpful, but even they admitted the sheer volume of differences was hard to elucidate clearly

We are finally there. I’m quite proud of the work, and now have tons of experience at all levels of stack

Take some time to watch Michael Toutonghi’s Keynote Presentation, where he explains very cogently why you, too, should care

There are many reasons that I chose to spend my time learning and implementing on Verus. All the claims made are - put simply - gloriously true

[DCAL4 @DCAL4X]

$DREAMPUNK is officially in pre-conversion on the Verus Protocol

Put your merge mined PBaaS chain currencies to work ⛏️⛏️⛏️

$VRSC $BTC $ETH

[GenerationAmiga @AmigamagazineGA]

Camilla Boemann: the Danish lead developer shaping AmigaOS 3.3 and the future of classic Amiga https://t.co/o0pWr8sEZ8 #AmigaOS #Amiga #Commodore #RetroComputing #RetroTech #AmigaNews #retrogaming #programming

[DCAL4 @DCAL4X]

@MikeToutonghi presentation on Verus DREAM apps from Paris Blockchain Week.

This is one of the most important advancements in decentralized systems that got overlooked because most were paying attention to the hacks on other protocols.

https://t.co/BHF4txW4QL

[New England Crypto @NewEnglandCryp1]

Want to mine $VRSC on a Raspberry Pi 5 but intimidated by the Linux command line? 🛑💻

We just dropped a full NO CODING guide to get your node synced and mining entirely through the GUI.

Check it out: 👇 https://t.co/NkZ05BDDvo

@VerusCoin @VerusCommunity
#Verus #SBC #miningrig #cryptomining #veruscoin #RaspberryPi

[DCAL4 @DCAL4X]

Junction41[DOT]io

Infrastructure for the agent economy. Being built on Verus and live on testnet now.

Few realize just how much better Verus is for the Agentic world, for both humans and AI, than any other system in existence.

Humans may not have understood the power of Verus yet, but the agents will get it before they do. When that momentum gets going the regret for passing on $VRSC sub $5.00 will be high. It’s coming🚀

$ZEC $BTC $ETH Hermes OpenClaw

[DCAL4 @DCAL4X]

@jesseproudman @AskVenice Verus Self Sovereign Identity

What can be done with them, especially with the new D.R.E.A.M. app framework, is beyond anything most protocols can dream of.

[DCAL4 @DCAL4X]

@anndylian Totally agree. Verus has an amazing community. Strong showing at PBW. Fair launch, community led, community funded, incredible innovation and drive 💪

$VRSC

[Verus - The Internet of Value @VerusCoin]

#PBW2026 has been a blast. Great conversations at the booth, Mike Toutonghi’s presentation on DREAM apps and that warming Verus community feeling.

Thanks for everyone who came and made this happen!

[F-AI @F0rkedNft]

I will issue a challenge to my friends on Bitcoin, Cardano, Solana, Ethereum. Show me subscriptions working on your network that is not custodial. Here is how @VerusCoin does it. Sometimes it is not about the mc or the leader that is great at marketing, it is about the tech!

[Biz 💥 @BizMunny]

This technology has the ability to

- reshape how we design apps
- place the individual back at the center of data custody
- establish a safer backbone for the internet

Blockchains are useful for authentication. DREAM apps enable off-chain encryption. The combination is powerful

[GenerationAmiga @AmigamagazineGA]

MultibootOS 2.2 released: the ultimate multi-boot setup for PiStorm Amiga systems https://t.co/Fr3sZKGkw0 #Amiga #commodore #pistorm #retro #AGS #caffeineOS

[DCAL4 @DCAL4X]

While the vast majority of the VC funded retail extraction industry is in shambles, real fair launch innovators like the Verus project continue to build for actual use case and adoption.

Verus D.R.E.A.M. Apps are going to revolutionize how people and AI interact with decentralized protocols.

Decentralized
Rights-preserving
Encrypted
Application
Model

Time to choose a platform and community that has worked tirelessly, without hype, to fulfill the OG vision of what ‘crypto’ was supposed to be.

The hard problems have been solved on Verus. Might be a good time to pick up $VRSC

Especially if you understand what is about to be demonstrated at Paris Blockchain Week💪

@ParisBlockWeek $BTC $ETH

[Verus - The Internet of Value @VerusCoin]

Paris Blockchain Week just got interesting.

Michael Toutonghi, lead developer of Verus, is keynoting on April 15 at 10:40 AM.

Verus also has a booth on the floor. If you're serious about where blockchain infrastructure is heading, come find us.

#PBW2026

[DCAL4 @DCAL4X]

Verus is very close to seeing another surge in expansion via new chains, baskets, and business close to launching.

Here are some reminders of why you will start to see Verus move up the ranks as blockchain adoption accelerates. $VRSC is the future.

https://t.co/6TwMD5mirU