Liquid Network pauses after purported ‘white-hat’ hackers withdraw $320 million in bitcoin
The Bitcoin sidechain has been paused, with exchanges suspending LBTC deposits and withdrawals as Blockstream works to contact those responsible.
Zack Abrams
Publisher The Block
Sep 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM UTC · 1 Min. Lesezeit
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The Bitcoin sidechain has been paused, with exchanges suspending LBTC deposits and withdrawals as Blockstream works to contact those responsible.
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