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Bitcoin hack drains US$320mil from crypto network

Bitcoin hack drains US$320mil from crypto network

Liquid Network said the funds were withdrawn via SideSwap, a settlement platform authorised to handle transfers from the network. (Liquid Network pic)
LONDON:

A blockchain used by several cryptocurrency exchanges to move Bitcoin has been hacked for US$320 million, the latest in a spate of breaches to shake confidence in digital-asset security.

Roughly 4,000 of the 4,200 Bitcoin held in a wallet used by Liquid Network were taken, the platform operator said in a post on X. It said the perpetrators appear to be “white-hat hackers” who exploit security flaws and typically return the funds, sometimes in exchange for a fee.

“Liquid wallets will be impacted, and we’re sorry for any inconvenience,” Liquid Network wrote, adding it has…

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