Liquid Network suffers security incident involving 4,000 BTC
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Liquid Network, Blockstream
Global
September 6, 2026
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Liquid Network reported that 'white-hat hackers' withdrew approximately 4,000 BTC from the Liquid Federation wallet. The incident is attributed to a software bug in the open-source 'Elements' codebase. The network has paused operations while negotiations for the return of funds are ongoing.
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