TREE NEWS update: The Liquid Network, a Bitcoin sidechain, has been paused after purported ‘white-hat’ hackers withdrew $320 million in bitcoin. Exchanges have suspended LBTC deposits and withdrawals as Blockstream works to contact those responsible.
Liquid Network pauses after $320M BTC withdrawal
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The pause of the Liquid Network underscores the fragility of sidechain security models, even when the actors claim benevolent intent. The immediate impact is on exchanges and users holding LBTC, who face frozen liquidity until the situation is resolved. The key question is whether Blockstream can successfully recover the funds and restore trust in the network's custodial safeguards, or if this incident will prompt a broader reassessment of sidechain risk among institutional users.
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