Zentra Finance's ctUSD reserve exploited on Citrea; protocol offers bounty for fund recovery by September 14, 2026 deadline.
Security & Exploits ·
Zentra Finance disclosed an exploit of its ctUSD reserve on Citrea occurring on September 9, 2026, with stolen funds traced to a specific address. The protocol issued an on-chain message offering to negotiate a bounty in exchange for the return of funds to a designated recovery wallet, conditional on no legal or investigative action being taken against the attacker.
The offer carries a deadline of September 14, 2026 at 12:00 UTC, with Zentra requesting a response via on-chain messaging or blockscan chat to confirm willingness to cooperate. The terms of the bounty remain unspecified and subject to negotiation between the parties.
Should the attacker decline to engage by the deadline, Zentra stated it will pursue technical, on-chain, and legal remedies to identify the perpetrator and redirect the bounty to reward verified informants. The current status of fund recovery and whether negotiations have proceeded remain unknown.