importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-09-08T20:24:30+05:30
Liquid Network Hackers Return 3,400 BTC Amid Ongoing $47M Holdings
Liquid Network hackers returned 3,400 BTC stolen via an Elements bug but still hold $47M in Bitcoin, with the network paused and ongoing investigations into the breach.
Whoever took nearly 4,000 bitcoin from the Liquid Network on Sunday, September 6, returned 3,400 of it the next day, Bitcoin's public record shows. About 598.5 bitcoin has not come back.
Liquid is a Bitcoin sidechain that holds real bitcoin to back a token called L-BTC. The network is still paused, so holders cannot turn that token back into bitcoin.
The 3,400 bitcoin was sent to a&
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