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Liquid Sidechain Paused After 3,998 BTC Leaves Federation Wallet

The Defiant·September 6, 2026·1 min read
Liquid Sidechain Paused After 3,998 BTC Leaves Federation Wallet

Blockstream's Liquid sidechain paused its bridge nodes on Sunday after nearly all bitcoin backing L-BTC was withdrawn to a single address. The owner wrote 'we are whitehats' into a bitcoin transaction. Approximately 3,998 BTC left the federation wallet, prompting the halt.

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