ZachXBT questions the bounty mechanism for hacker clues from Cetus

Hacker ZachXBT questions the bounty mechanism for hacker clues from Cetus. He points out that paying $5 million only upon success is an unreasonable fee structure that capable companies would not accept. Under this model, victims bear no upfront risk, while helpers must invest a significant amount of time and effort, leading to a severe imbalance between risk and reward. This ambiguous bounty is detrimental to industry development; it seems to prompt action from the team but fails to effectively motivate capable individuals. ZachXBT believes a fair compensation structure should consist of two parts: first, hourly billing to compensate for the initial time invested, and second, a commission based on successful outcomes, which is also the practice of most top companies. Additionally, he mentions that if attackers operate in jurisdictions with law enforcement difficulties, or if law enforcement fails to recover all funds during arrests, the fairness of these bounties becomes even more questionable.