'White-Hat' Actors Return $270M of Bitcoin Taken From Liquid Sidechain

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'White-Hat' Actors Return $270M of Bitcoin Taken From Liquid Sidechain

⚡ Markets: Reduces the net loss from the exploit, providing some relief to the market and users of the Liquid network.BTCL-BTC

The actors who exploited a vulnerability in the Liquid sidechain, withdrawing over $300 million in Bitcoin, have returned approximately 85% of the funds. The return of the assets, which the actors described as a white-hat rescue, paves the way for the network to restart.

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3 sources across the spectrum

Financial pressCointelegraph — Liquid ‘white hats’ return $270M in Bitcoin as network prepares restart

Financial pressThe Block — The Daily: 'White-hat' hackers return most of the $320M they took from Liquid, and more

Financial pressDecrypt — $47M Still Missing After Liquid Hack as Blockstream Bargains With 'White Hats'

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