Cetus Protocol will officially resume operations at 03:00 UTC on June 8, 2025 (8:00 PM PDT, June 7, 2025), following the completion of a comprehensive recovery plan related to the CLMM pool exploit.

🛡️ Incident summary: A hacker exploited a vulnerability in an open-source library related to CLMM, leading to major losses and severe price fluctuations across pools.

✅ Recovery actions taken:

Patched the vulnerability and completed a full system audit

Collaborated with Sui validators to recover assets from the attacker

Secured a $30 million USDC loan from the Sui Foundation

Deployed Cetus’ entire reserve (~$7 million) to replenish liquidity

Established a compensation plan using 15% of CETUS supply (5% upfront, 10% vested over 12 months)

💧 Liquidity recovery:

Affected pools have been restored to 85–99%

LP positions function normally again, with NFTs used as proof for compensation claims

⚖️ Pursuit of the attacker: Cetus has initiated lawsuits across multiple jurisdictions and continues tracking the hacker. If additional funds are recovered, users will be able to convert compensation CETUS into USDC or join a token buyback program.

🚀 Ready to return: Cetus will upgrade its monitoring systems, expand audits, launch a bug bounty program, and accelerate new product development—aiming for a safer DeFi future on the Sui ecosystem.