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SlowMist details Liquid Network exploit, attacker mints 3,998 L-BTC in largest Bitcoin sidechain hack of 2026

SlowMist details Liquid Network exploit, attacker mints 3,998 L-BTC in largest Bitcoin sidechain hack of 2026

A single software bug in Blockstream's Elements codebase allowed an attacker to conjure nearly 4,000 unbacked L-BTC out of thin air, peg them out for real Bitcoin, and drain roughly 95% of the Liquid Federation's reserves in a matter of hours. SlowMist published its full analysis of the September 6 …

Liquid Network suffers $320M hack as 4,000 BTC drained from federation wallet

Liquid Network suffers $320M hack as 4,000 BTC drained from federation wallet

Blockstream's Liquid Network, one of the oldest and most prominent Bitcoin sidechains, lost approximately 4,000 BTC, worth roughly $320 million, after hackers exploited a bug in its underlying software on September 6. The federation's reserves cratered from over 4,200 BTC to about 197 BTC in a singl…

Purported White Hats Pull $320M From Liquid Reserve, Putting L-BTC Peg Under Scrutiny

Purported White Hats Pull $320M From Liquid Reserve, Putting L-BTC Peg Under Scrutiny

Liquid’s halt turned on the part of the network that matters most to L-BTC holders: the reserve mechanism behind its stated 1:1 Bitcoin peg. Nearly 4,000 BTC left the federation wallet through the peg-out path, while Liquid said the federation’s keys had not been compromised.Liquid Network offers fa…

Attackers Leave On-chain Message After $320 Million Exits Liquid Network

Attackers Leave On-chain Message After $320 Million Exits Liquid Network

Someone pulled $319 million in Bitcoin out of Blockstream’s Liquid network on Sunday. It cost 21 cents in fees. Then they left a note on the blockchain saying they were the good guys.While the internet calls it a heist, the chain says something stranger. Liquid’s remaining coins are still fully cov…

Team Liquid Odds Fall 23% on Polymarket Dota 2 Match Market

Team Liquid Odds Fall 23% on Polymarket Dota 2 Match Market

Team Liquid's win probability in a Polymarket submarket for the Dota 2 match against Vici Gaming fell sharply from 88.5% an hour ago to 65.5%, a 23% swing.According to ChainCatcher, the move was recorded in the "match winner" market for the 1win Essence playoffs event and followed a reported sudden-…

Starknet: Liquid staking launches - 29 Jul 2026

Starknet: Liquid staking launches - 29 Jul 2026

Starknet announces that liquid staking launches on 29 July 2026.Liquid staking adds a staking-related use for STRK, giving holders another way to deploy their tokens within the Starknet ecosystem. The utility could broaden how STRK is used beyond holding, but its practical relevance depends on how t…

ether.fi Partners with Nexus Mutual to Protect Against ETH Slashing at Institutional Scale

ether.fi Partners with Nexus Mutual to Protect Against ETH Slashing at Institutional Scale

London, United Kingdom, July 17th, 2026, Chainwireether.fi, the leading onchain neobank for digital asset management, has selected Nexus Mutual to provide crypto’s largest-ever ETH Slashing Cover. The cover protects ether.fi's validators against up to 15,000 ETH worth of slashing penalties.As ether.…