Hackers Return 85% of Stolen Bitcoin to Liquid After Blockstream Patches Bridge

White Hats Return 3,400 BTC to Liquid, Keep $48M Finder's Fee

Liquid Network's $320M Exploit Traced to Cache Bug, Whitehats Hold Funds

Liquid Network Hacked for $320M, Blockstream Says It's 'Safe to Return Funds'

Liquid Network Attacker Promises to Return 4,000 BTC After Bug Fix

Blockstream Pauses Liquid Network After Alleged White-Hat Withdrawal of 4,000 BTC

Liquid Network Releases 3,996 BTC After L-BTC Burn, Peg Discount Risk Looms

Blockstream Halts Liquid Network After $320M Bitcoin Leaves Federation Wallet

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This incident underscores the inherent risks of federated sidechains and custodial models, highlighting the trade-off between efficiency and trustlessness. It could accelerate interest in trustless solutions like Lightning Network and prompt stricter security audits and insurance requirements for similar networks.

Blockstream's Liquid Network halted new transactions after purported white-hat hackers withdrew approximately 4,000 of the 4,200 bitcoin held in its federation wallet.

Blockstream's Liquid Network Halts Transactions After 4,000 BTC Withdrawn in Purported White-Hat Hack

Market's Indifference to Liquid Hack Is the Real Story: Complacency at Greed Levels Signals a Potential Top

Liquid Network Freezes Bridge After ~4,000 BTC Stolen, Attacker Claims White Hat

Liquid Network Paused After White Hat Exploit Drains 4,000 BTC

Blockstream Launches Swaps Tool for Bitcoin, Lightning, Liquid After Boltz Suspension

Blockstream Launches Trustless Bitcoin-Lightning Swaps as Boltz Suspends Service After AI Attacks