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Hackers Return Most Bitcoin Stolen in Liquid Network Breach

Actors claiming to be white hats return 3,400 of the 4,000 BTC drained from Liquid Network's federation wallet as Blockstream negotiates for the remainder.

8 publishers · 18 articles · first seen 7 Sept 2026 · updated 3h ago

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  1. Bitcoin recovers toward $79,000 as Zcash records a $500 million ETF haul CoinDesk ·
  2. New Bitcoin Hack Exposes Cracks In Crypto Bloomberg Technology ·
  3. Bitcoin slips to $78,800 as BNB and DeFi tokens buck the selloff CoinDesk ·
  4. Live updates: Bitcoin slips below $78,500 as stocks close lower CoinDesk ·
  5. Liquid Network gets back 3,400 bitcoin from whitehat hackers; talks underway for the rest CoinDesk ·
  6. Bitcoin slips under $79,000, Zcash leads losses as Fed hike odds hold near 60% CoinDesk ·
  7. $47M Still Missing After Liquid Hack as Blockstream Bargains With 'White Hats' decrypt.co
  8. Bitcoin Holds, Wall Street Stalls as Oil Shock Revives Fed Hike Bets decrypt.co
  9. Bitcoin faces key support test at $78.3K as US crude oil hits three-month high Cointelegraph.com News
  10. Bitcoin volatility remains subdued as supply in profit nears historical bear-to-bull transition level: analysts The Block
  11. Hackers drain $320 million in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, emptying roughly 95% of federation wallet — attackers claim they’re the ‘good guys’ and will return funds after the vulnerability is fixed Latest from Tom's Hardware
  12. Liquid ‘white hats’ return $270M in Bitcoin as network prepares restart Cointelegraph.com News
  13. Liquid Hackers Return $270M in Bitcoin After Swiping $320 Million decrypt.co
  14. Bitcoin fund flows show investors trading Fed rate path, not exiting market: CoinShares Cointelegraph.com News
  15. Bitcoin chips away at weekend upside as $80K hangs in the balance Cointelegraph.com News
  16. Hackers drain $320M in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, claim they're the good guys www.theregister.com
  17. How 4,000 BTC walked out of Blockstream’s Liquid Network Protos
  18. 'Purported White-Hat Hackers' Withdraw $320M in Bitcoin From Liquid decrypt.co

In this story

  • Liquid Network
  • Blockstream
  • Dushyant Shahrawat
  • Scarlet Fu
  • Tim Stenovec