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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.
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.
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.
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 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.
The $63 Billion Revolving Door Behind the US Bitcoin ETF Market
CryptoSlate highlights a $63 billion flow mechanism in the US Bitcoin ETF market. On August 27, $277.6 million was recorded entering BlackRock’s IBIT, illustrating how anonymous ETF flows appear near the close of US trading.
Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Show Sharp Surge in Activity at 15:00 UTC
CryptoSlate reports that Bitcoin perpetual futures become significantly more active at 15:00 UTC, with higher trading volume, turnover and price movement in the next 10 seconds. The recurring pulse is linked to $14 billion in activity.
Why Bitcoin Forecasting Models Can Mistake Market Noise for Signals
CryptoSlate reviews Bitcoin price models ranging from halving-based scarcity and on-chain metrics to power-law charts and AI systems, focusing on the risk that increasingly complex approaches may memorize historical market noise.
Bitcoin’s Annual Gains Have Arrived in Only a Few Trading Days
CoinDesk’s review of Bitcoin price performance from 2010 through 2026 found that most annual returns came during a tiny portion of the calendar year, highlighting the difficulty of timing BTC consistently.
Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Move $15.7 Million as Early Holder Returns
At least four Bitcoin wallets dormant for roughly a decade moved a combined $15.7 million from August 29 to September 4. One wallet’s $120 holding grew to about $3 million, while coins sent to Coinbase may signal a sale.
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Record $3.8B Inflows Over Strongest Three-Week Run of 2026
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded nearly $1 billion in inflows in the latest week, bringing the strongest three-week stretch of 2026 to about $3.8 billion despite Bitcoin briefly falling below $79,000.
Bitcoin falls below $80,000 as August jobs report shifts Fed expectations
Bitcoin slipped below $80,000 after August payrolls changed expectations for Federal Reserve policy. Crypto markets now await the Sept. 11 CPI report, identified by CryptoSlate as Bitcoin’s next major volatility test.