Liquid attackers offer to return most of 4,000 BTC
first published 2026-09-06T19:17:15Z
Nearly 4,000 BTC worth about $319 million appears to have left the Liquid Network’s federation wallet, sending the network’s bitcoin peg from roughly 4,200 BTC to 207 BTC. An onchain message said 'we are whitehats,' but Blockstream and Liquid have not confirmed the incident or explained the transfer.
AI Analysis
The summary describes a very large BTC movement out of a federation wallet and a sharp drop in the Liquid peg, with no confirmation or explanation from Blockstream or Liquid. That points to a potentially disruptive security or custody event with direct market relevance.
Expected Investor Sentiment: Bearish
Potential Market Impact: High
Source Articles
- ‘We Are Whitehats’: Nearly 4,000 BTC Drained From Blockstream’s Liquid Peg - Bitcoin.com
- Alleged White-Hat Hackers Withdraw 4,000 bitcoin from Blockstream’s Liquid Network Federation Reserves - Bitcoin Magazine
- Liquid Sidechain Paused After 3,998 BTC Leaves Federation Wallet - The Defiant
- ‘White hats’ take 4000 BTC from Liquid, ETFs see best week of 2026: Hodler’s Digest - Cointelegraph
- Blockstream Hunts ‘White Hats’ After 4,000 BTC Leaves Liquid - Bitcoin.com
- Bitcoin sidechain Liquid pauses after purported ‘white hats’ withdraw $320M in BTC - Cointelegraph
- Liquid Hackers to Return 'Most' of 4,000 BTC After Bug Fix - U.Today
- Liquid attackers offer to return most of 4,000 BTC - Crypto News
