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Bitcoin sidechain Liquid pauses after purported white hats withdraw 4,000 BTC
Liquid, a Bitcoin sidechain, paused after purported “white hats” withdrew 4,000 BTC, valued at about $320 million. The actors told Blockstream they would return most of the funds after an Elements vulnerability is patched.
Cointelegraph
Harmony proposes ending layer 1 and moving ONE to Ethereum
Harmony proposed shutting down its layer-1 blockchain and migrating ONE to Ethereum, weeks after an exploit led to plans to discard 109,000 transactions. The proposal’s timeline and implementation details were not disclosed.
Cointelegraph
Oil Gains While Bitcoin Slips as U.S.-Iran Tensions Escalate
Oil prices rose and bitcoin fell nearly 1% after reported U.S. strikes on Iranian crude carriers intensified U.S.-Iran tensions. Brent and WTI gained attention as energy markets moved higher while the leading cryptocurrency declined.
CoinDesk
Liquid Network halts transactions after $320 million bitcoin exploit
Liquid Network, an exchange settlement layer, halted all transactions after a security exploit involving $320 million worth of bitcoin. The attackers claimed to be the “good guys,” according to CoinDesk.
CoinDesk
White-hat hackers reportedly take 4,000 BTC from Liquid as Bitcoin ETFs post 2026 inflow high
Cointelegraph reports that purported white-hat hackers took 4,000 BTC from the Liquid sidechain in a major breach. Separately, Bitcoin ETFs recorded their strongest three-week inflow period of 2026.
Cointelegraph
Liquid Network Reports Withdrawal of About 4,000 Bitcoin from Federation Reserves
Liquid Network said purported white-hat hackers withdrew about 4,000 bitcoin from the federation wallet backing L-BTC. Bridge nodes were disabled and the sidechain paused, Bitcoin Magazine reported.
Bitcoin Magazine
Three DeFi projects face possible exclusion from future Arbitrum DAO programs
Good Entry, Limitless and APX Finance could face separate off-chain votes over exclusion from future Arbitrum DAO programs. CryptoSlate said any combined figure is not a single repayable balance or evidence of a joint obligation.
CryptoSlate
Bitcoin Rally Begins as Treasury Plans Larger Long-Term Bond Buybacks
Bitcoin’s latest rally began after the Treasury announced that, from Sept. 9, it would raise the maximum size of certain buyback operations for 10- to 30-year government bonds from $2 billion to $4 billion.
CryptoSlate
New Jersey petition brings Kalshi dispute closer to Supreme Court review
New Jersey has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review its case against Kalshi, CoinDesk reported. The filing moves the prediction-markets dispute closer to the high court, though justices have not indicated whether they will hear it.
CoinDesk
Bitmine May Exceed 5% Ethereum Target Through Reward Retention
A CryptoSlate-cited two-year model says Bitmine could exceed its 5% Ethereum goal without further purchases, but would need to retain about 74% of rewards with flat supply and 96.5% if supply grows 0.5% annually.
CryptoSlate
Ukrainian Police Dismantle Crypto Scam Allegedly Taking Up to $1 Million Monthly
Ukrainian police dismantled an alleged crypto scam that investigators say stole up to $1 million monthly. Authorities identified 62 victims and believe more than 46 Ukrainians were involved, CoinDesk reported.
CoinDesk
Aave Proposal Would Allow Emergency Market Freezes Without Unfreeze Powers
An Aave proposal would create bounded emergency roles able to freeze markets through one-way safety calls. CryptoSlate reports that the current Risk Steward release cannot invoke these tools, and they would not include unfreeze powers.
CryptoSlate