'White hat' hackers withdraw $320M in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, later return most funds

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'White hat' hackers withdraw $320M in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, later return most funds

⚡ Markets: The exploit highlights security vulnerabilities in Bitcoin sidechains and federated models, potentially undermining confidence in Layer-2 solutions. The event caused a temporary pause on the network but the return of funds mitigated a major market shock. Negative for L-BTC and related ecosystem tokens.BTCL-BTC

Actors describing themselves as 'white hats' exploited a vulnerability in Blockstream's Liquid Network, a Bitcoin sidechain, to withdraw approximately 4,000 BTC valued at $320 million. After Blockstream patched the bug, the actors returned about 3,400 BTC, retaining nearly 600 BTC.

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8 sources across the spectrum

Financial pressCointelegraph — ‘White hats’ take 4000 BTC from Liquid, ETFs see best inflows of 2026: Hodler’s Digest

Financial pressCointelegraph — Bitcoin sidechain Liquid pauses after purported ‘white hats’ withdraw $320M in BTC

Financial pressCoinDesk — Bitcoin network used by exchanges hit by $320 million exploit. Hackers claim they're the 'good guys'

Financial pressDecrypt — Liquid Hackers Return $270M in Bitcoin After Swiping $320 Million

West RightZeroHedge — Hackers Withdraw 320 Million In Bitcoin From Blockstream's Liquid Network Federation Reserves

Financial pressThe Block — Liquid Network attacker returns 3,400 BTC after bug fix, retains nearly 600 BTC

Financial pressDecrypt — 'Purported White-Hat Hackers' Withdraw $320M in Bitcoin From Liquid

Google Non-WestGoogle News (Ukraine) — Атака на Liquid Network: викрадено біткойнів на $320 млн

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