Liquid Hackers Return $270M in Bitcoin After Swiping $320 Million
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Liquid’s hackers return $270 million in Bitcoin after stealing $320 million, leaving roughly 600 BTC still unrecovered; Blockstream publicly warned the perpetrators via an on‑chain message that the Liquid bridge nodes have now been patched, preventing further exfiltration. The partial restitution eases some pressure on the ecosystem, yet the lingering loss sustains heightened security scrutiny across cross‑chain bridges.
Nearly 600 BTC remains outstanding after Blockstream told the actors in an on-chain message that Liquid’s bridge nodes had been patched.