Crypto Billionaire Proposes Straight Talks With Suspected North Korea-Linked Hacker Behind $290 Million DeFi Exploit: 'How Much You Want'

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Tron (CRYPTO: TRX) founder Justin Sun proposed on Sunday a negotiation with the hacker behind the $290 million exploit of KelpDAO’s liquid restaking protocol.

Sun Attempts Direct Communication With Hacker

Sun addressed the KelpDAO hacker directly on X, asking, “How much you want? Let’s just talk.”

The cryptocurrency billionaire contended that it’s unwise to let KelpDAO and other decentralized finance platforms, such as Aave (CRYPTO: AAVE), collapse from the hack. They also told the attacker it is not easy to spend or move loot on that kind of scale.

OK — Kelpdao hacker, how much you want? Let’s just talk. With KelpDAO’s help, of course. It’s simply not worth it to sacrifice both Aave and KelpDAO and let them go down over this hack. You can’t spend $300 million anyway.

— H.E. Justin Sun 👨‍🚀 🌞 (@justinsuntron) April 19, 2026

What Really Happened?

The hacker targeted a cross-chain bridge, powered …

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Crypto Billionaire Proposes Straight Talks With Suspected North Korea-Linked Hacker Behind $290 Million DeFi Exploit: ‘How Much You Want’

Sun Attempts Direct Communication With Hacker

What Really Happened?