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Liquid Network Hit by $319.5M BTC Heist, Attacker Claims White-Hat Status

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A significant security breach occurred on September 7, 2026, when an attacker removed approximately $319.5 million in BTC from Liquid Network's federation wallet.

The attack was executed through a single on-chain transaction, with the attacker claiming white-hat status by including a message within the transaction reading 'we are whitehats. contact us on chain.'

Liquid Network's federation wallet balance dropped from around 4,200 BTC to approximately 207.275 BTC following the attack.

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