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Liquid Network pauses after reported $320 million bitcoin exploit
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Published 2026-09-06 21:14 UTCUpdated 2026-09-07 04:23 UTC
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Overview
Liquid Network reportedly paused operations after approximately 4,000 BTC, valued at about $320 million in the reports, was withdrawn from its federation reserve wallet. The incident affected the Bitcoin sidechain and its L-BTC backing reserves, while reported accounts said other issued assets were unaffected.
Entities
BlockstreamSideSwapLiquid NetworkAdam BackBTCL-BTCUSDT
Why now
- Reports published within the past 24 hours describe the incident and resulting network pause.
- The reported withdrawal involved approximately 4,000 BTC, valued at about $320 million.
Why it matters
- The reported withdrawal affected reserves backing L-BTC on a Bitcoin sidechain.
- The pause may disrupt settlement activity for users and services that rely on Liquid Network.
Evidence assessment
Recurring claims
- Liquid Network reportedly halted or paused transactions after approximately 4,000 BTC worth about $320 million was withdrawn from its federation wallet.
- The reported withdrawal involved reserves backing L-BTC; Bitcoin Magazine reported that other issued assets, including USDT, DePix and RWAs, were unaffected.
- Reports characterize the actors as purported or alleged white-hat hackers, rather than establishing their identity or intent.
How sources frame it
- CoinDesk: neutral
- Bitcoin Magazine: neutral
- Cointelegraph: neutral
Multiple reports describe the same incident; details remain attributed to purported white-hat hackers.
All evidence
All evidence
CoinDesk report on the exploit and network halt
coindesk.com · coindesk.com · 2026-09-07 03:43 UTC
The Block report on the pause
theblock.co · theblock.co · 2026-09-06 21:14 UTC
‘White hats’ take 4000 BTC from Liquid, ETFs see best week of 2026: Hodler’s Digest
Cointelegraph · cointelegraph.com · 2026-09-07 00:05 UTC
Bitcoin Magazine report on the reserve withdrawal
bitcoinmagazine.com · bitcoinmagazine.com · 2026-09-06 22:16 UTC
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