Bitcoin-based Liquid Network Says $320 Million Withdrawn in Hack (reuters.com)

(Monday September 07, 2026 @03:30AM (EditorDavid) from the magic-internet-money dept.)

[1]Reuters reports :

> Liquid Network, a Bitcoin-based payments and settlement network, said on Sunday that about $320 million was withdrawn from its federation wallet in a hack. "Purported white-hat hackers" withdrew around 4,000 of the 4,200 bitcoin held in its Liquid Federation wallet, Liquid Network said in [2]a post on X .

"Liquid wallets will be impacted," their post concluded, adding "and we're sorry for any inconvenience."

[1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/bitcoin-based-liquid-network-says-320-million-withdrawn-hack-2026-09-07/

[2] https://x.com/Liquid_BTC/status/2096696272447218108

EPIC RESPONSE (Score:2)

by ghinckley68 ( 590599 )

"Liquid wallets will be impacted," their post concluded, adding "and we're sorry for any inconvenience."

Re: (Score:2)

by fleeped ( 1945926 )

"We're sorry" [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUdiafneqL8

we're sorry for any inconvenience (Score:2)

by nixer ( 692046 )

This had me rolling...

Store of value (Score:4, Insightful)

by GeekWithAKnife ( 2717871 )

..mthebissue with being a store of value is that even if it's so in principle it also needs to be secure in fact. Don't hear a lot of stories about million in gold being stolen...

"Purported white-hat hackers" (Score:3)

by T34L ( 10503334 )

IDK about whoever pwned them in this case, but I feel like my fashion choices could get hella flexible if they were in the way of a potential $320M. That's enough to disappear real good.