The French court dismissed criminal charges against the Platypus Finance hacker.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, a French court has declared the suspects in the $8.5 million hacking case of the stablecoin trading project Platypus Finance not guilty. The suspects were arrested a week after the hacking incident, following information provided by cryptocurrency detective ZachXBT and Binance that helped French police track down the two brothers.

It is reported that the defendants claimed to be "ethical hackers," asserting that they obtained the funds in order to return them to the protocol, hoping to receive 10% of the total amount as a reward. Under this defense, the defendants were acquitted.