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Blockstream bets 600 Bitcoin by rejecting Liquid hacker’s $50 million bounty demand

Keeping you up to date — this brief covers a development originally reported by CryptoSlate.

Key Takeaways

  • Blockstream is refusing to pay the Liquid attacker nearly 600 Bitcoin (roughly $50 million), escalating a dispute over how the crypto industry should reward partial restitution.
  • The standoff follows an unusual recovery from the Sept.
  • 6 exploit, when a vulnerability allowed the attacker to create about 4,000 unbacked L-BTC and withdraw roughly 3,996 real BTC through…

What Happened

Blockstream is refusing to pay the Liquid attacker nearly 600 Bitcoin (roughly $50 million), escalating a dispute over how the crypto industry should reward partial restitution. The standoff follows an unusual recovery from the Sept. 6 exploit, when a vulnerability allowed the attacker to create about 4,000 unbacked L-BTC and withdraw roughly 3,996 real BTC through…

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About Garry

Garry is the founder and editor of CryptoTech Today, where he writes plain-English guides on cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and digital-asset security. He has been following the crypto industry since 2017 and focuses on making complex topics — wallets, DeFi, mining and market regulation — easy for beginners to understand. Nothing he writes is financial advice: every article is educational, and he encourages readers to always do their own research.

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