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‘White hats’ take 4000 BTC from Liquid, ETFs see best inflows of 2026: Hodler’s Digest
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Purported white hat hackers have taken 4000 Bitcoin from the Liquid sidechain in a major security breach.
Key facts
- At the end of the week, Bitcoin (BTC) is up 2.6% to trade at $80,234, Ethereum (ETH) is up 2.3% to trade at $2,513 and XRP (XRP) is up 3% to $1.42
- The top three altcoin losers of the week are Pump.fun (PUMP) which was down 13.2%, Canton (CC) down 6.9% and Official Trump (TRUMP) down 4.1%
- An additional 32 MW option could lift potential revenue above $3 billion, while the site is expected to support 340 MW
- Among the biggest 100 cryptocurrencies, the top three altcoin winners of the week are Pons (PONS) with a 140% gain, Arbitrum (ARB) on 116%, and Dash (DASH) on 66%
Summary
A shade under 4000 Bitcoin worth $319 million has been taken from Liquid Network, with purported “white hat” hackers claiming responsibility. The Blockstream-run Bitcoin sidechain has paused bridge nodes and told exchanges to pause LBTC deposits and withdrawls as the team attempts to contact the attackers and identify the security holes. Under normal Liquid mechanics, LBTC is burned on the sidechain before Bitcoin is withdrawn. Liquid Network posted earlier today that: “the funds were withdrawn via the SideSwap PAK (Peg-out Authorization Key), but that key was not compromised, nor were any others.”