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Liquid Network Suspends Operations Following $320 Million Bitcoin Reserve Withdrawal
Operators halted the Bitcoin sidechain after an unauthorized multi-signature transfer prompted an unverified white-hat recovery claim.
The Liquid Network paused transaction processing after approximately $320 million in Bitcoin was removed from its multi-signature reserve addresses. The party executing the transaction publicly claimed the withdrawal was a white-hat rescue intended to safeguard capital from an underlying security vulnerability.
The incident was confined entirely to Liquid, a Bitcoin sidechain developed by Blockstream to facilitate confidential transactions, asset issuance, and faster settlement. The Bitcoin mainnet was unaffected and continued operating normally. Liquid relies on a federation model to manage locked reserves rather than Bitcoin's native proof-of-work mechanism, making multi-signature reserve security central to the sidechain's function.
Operators suspended network activity to allow engineers to inspect the system and confirm whether user funds remain safe. The article notes that while white-hat disclosures aim to prevent financial loss, public assertions of benevolent intent require formal verification as operators work toward a comprehensive incident report.
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