🎉Great news for Kraken!🎉 The crypto exchange has confirmed the return of funds that were taken from their platform earlier this year. The culprits? Blockchain security experts at CertiK, who took $3 million from Kraken's Treasury to demonstrate a vulnerability in the system. 😲

Kraken's Chief Security Officer, Nick Percoco, revealed that a bug had been patched that allowed technically savvy individuals to inflate their balance on the platform, effectively stealing any amount since January. 😱 But don't worry, no client's assets were ever at risk, and the issue was fixed within hours of discovery. 👍

CertiK characterized their actions as a "whitehat" operation to reinforce Kraken's security, but their methods didn't sit well with Kraken or the wider crypto community. They didn't follow standard procedures, such as returning all funds immediately, and arguably took more than necessary to demonstrate the vulnerability. 😠

Despite initial refusals to return the funds, CertiK has now confirmed that all funds have been returned, albeit in a different crypto amount than Kraken had requested. They justified the size of their attack as necessary to test Kraken's alerts and risk controls. 🕵️‍♂️

So, a rocky road, but it seems like all's well that ends well. Here's to a more secure future for Kraken! 🥂🎉