Hackers Drain $320 Million From Liquid Network, Then Return Most of It
Hackers exploited an Elements bug to drain about 4,000 BTC (~$320M) from Liquid Network's federation wallet, then returned 3,400 BTC after Blockstream patched.
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- First seenSep 7, 2026
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5 articles · newest firstHackers Return $263 Million Stolen From Liquid Network
Hackers drain roughly 4,000 BTC (~$320M) from Liquid Network federation wallet, then return 3,400 BTC with ~598 BTC still outstanding.
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A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it
A hacker exploited a bug to steal about 4,000 BTC (~$340M) from Blockstream's Liquid Network, then returned roughly 3,400 BTC after the bug was fixed.
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Hackers drain $320M in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, claim they’re the good guys
Hackers withdrew roughly 4,000 BTC (about $320M) from the Liquid Network federation wallet backing the Blockstream-developed Bitcoin sidechain, claiming benign intent.
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Hackers drain $320M in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, claim they're the good guys
Attackers withdrew about 4,000 BTC (~$320M) from Liquid Network's federation wallet via a SideSwap peg-out, claiming whitehat status.
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- Blockstreamvendor · 5
- Liquid Networkvictim · 5
- Liquid Networkproduct · 5
- Liquid Networkorganization · 2
- Liquid Networkvendor · 2
- L-BTCproduct · 2
- SideSwapvendor · 2
- Bitcoinproduct · 1
- SideSwapproduct · 1
- Blockstreamvictim · 1
- Elementsproduct · 1
- Bitruevendor · 1
- SideSwaporganization · 1
- LBTCproduct · 1
- Galoyvendor · 1
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