{"id":221,"date":"2026-09-13T02:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T02:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzai.net\/?p=221"},"modified":"2026-09-13T02:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T02:37:25","slug":"liquid-hack-47m-still-missing-as-blockstream-negotiates-with-white-hats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzai.net\/?p=221","title":{"rendered":"Liquid Hack: $47M Still Missing as Blockstream Negotiates With &#8216;White Hats&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"aia-article-content\">\n<p>Approximately $47 million in Bitcoin remains unaccounted for following a security breach on the Liquid sidechain. According to reports, the attackers have returned 3,400 of the roughly 4,000 BTC that was drained, leaving about 600 BTC outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>Blockstream, the company behind Liquid, is currently in negotiations with the individuals it refers to as &#8220;white hats.&#8221; However, some observers have expressed doubt about the actors&#8217; claims to be ethical hackers.<\/p>\n<h2>Recovery Efforts and Outstanding Funds<\/h2>\n<p>The return of 3,400 BTC represents a significant portion of the stolen funds, but the remaining 600 BTC\u2014valued at roughly $47 million at current prices\u2014has not yet been recovered. The negotiation process between Blockstream and the so-called white hats continues.<\/p>\n<h2>Doubts Over &#039;White Hat&#039; Claims<\/h2>\n<p>While Blockstream has characterized the actors as white hats, some in the cryptocurrency community are skeptical. The doubts center on whether the individuals genuinely intended to help secure the network or had other motives.<\/p>\n<p>The situation remains fluid, and it is unclear whether the remaining funds will be returned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Approximately $47 million in Bitcoin remains unaccounted for following a security breach on the Liquid sidechain. According to reports, the attackers have returned 3,400 of the roughly 4,000 BTC that was drained, leaving about 600 BTC outstanding. Blockstream, the company behind Liquid, is currently in negotiations with the individuals it refers to as &#8220;white hats.&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Liquid Hack: $47M Still Missing as Blockstream Negotiates With &#039;White Hats&#039; - newz ai<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hackers returned 3,400 of 4,000 BTC stolen from Liquid, but 600 BTC remains missing. 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