ME News report, December 18 (UTC+8), Gnosis Chain announced a hard fork on December 22 to return $9.4 million frozen in the Balancer hacking incident. Balancer suffered a loss of $128 million last month due to the attack, and Gnosis had previously frozen part of the funds through a soft fork, but a hard fork is now needed to unlock and return the funds to users. This decision has sparked heated debates in the community. Supporters argue it demonstrates accountability, while opponents question whether it violates 'code is law' and undermines the immutability of the blockchain. Infrastructure head Schommers emphasized the need for validator consensus and that it does not affect the on-chain history. DeFi operator Ignas pointed out that the soft fork has already damaged immutability. The GNO token fell 3% to $115, highlighting the dilemma DeFi faces between security and decentralization principles. (Source: ME)