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 분 소요
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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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- Sep 6Liquid Network pauses after purported ‘white-hat’ hackers withdraw $320 million in bitcoin
- Sep 7Hackers drain $320M in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, claim they're the good guys
- Sep 7Capital B Buys 376 BTC for $29.4M in Largest Bitcoin Purchase in a Year
- Sep 7Privacy coins surge 213% since Bitcoin's peak, outpacing all other crypto sectors.
- Sep 6Liquid Network pauses after purported ‘white-hat’ hackers withdraw $320 million in bitcoin
- Sep 7Hackers drain $320M in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, claim they're the good guys
- Sep 7Capital B Buys 376 BTC for $29.4M in Largest Bitcoin Purchase in a Year
- Sep 7Privacy coins surge 213% since Bitcoin's peak, outpacing all other crypto sectors.
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