In a surprise twist, however, on Monday night DeversiFi said in a tweet that the miner who received the unusual transaction fee had returned the majority of the funds – an unusually altruistic move, given that due to the nature of the blockchain the miner could have kept the funds, and it’s unlikely any legal proceedings could have compelled them to return them.
An Update on the ‘Erroneously High’ Gas Fee That Temporarily Cost DeversiFi $23.7M — CoinDesk
