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Liquid Network pauses after purported ‘white-hat’ hackers withdraw $320 million in bitcoin

The Block3h agoUpdated 1h ago
Liquid Network pauses after purported ‘white-hat’ hackers withdraw $320 million in bitcoin
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The Bitcoin sidechain has been paused, with exchanges suspending LBTC deposits and withdrawals as Blockstream works to contact those responsible.

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