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Blockstream's Liquid Network halts new transactions

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

TL;DRHackers drained nearly all bitcoin from Liquid Network's wallet; network paused transactions.

Why it matters: Exposes security flaws in infrastructure trusted by major crypto exchanges for settlements.

Blockstream's Liquid Network halts new transactions after “purported white-hat hackers” withdrew ~4,000 of the 4,200 bitcoin held in its federation wallet — worth millions of dollars were withdrawn from a settlement network used by cryptocurrency exchanges …

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