Incident response time (minutes)
StakeWise v3's assessment for RD-F-085 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
For the Balancer-adjacent incident (2025-11-03), the only StakeWise-relevant response event: DAO multisig mobilized and executed recovery within approximately 30 minutes to a few hours of the Balancer exploit. Multiple sources describe the recovery as occurring the same night as the exploit (late Monday night, November 3, 2025). For a governance action requiring 4-of-7 multisig signatures, response under a few hours is exceptionally fast. Score: green.
Sources #
- URLStakeWise recovers $19M in osETH after Balancer hackRecovery same evening as exploit; 73.5% recovered within hoursretrieved 2026-05-16
- Balancer hacker loses $20m after StakeWise uses loophole — DL NewsStakeWise recovered funds within approximately 30 minutes of the attack; 'late on Monday night' multisig executionretrieved 2026-05-16
Methodology #
Measure the time in minutes from the first exploit transaction to the first official team statement for the most recent incident.
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