A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it
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A hacker stole roughly 4,000 bitcoins worth about $340 million from Liquid Network, a settlement exchange used by several crypto platforms, in one of the largest crypto thefts of 2026. The hacker exploited a bug and offered to return the funds if Blockstream fixed it. After the company patched the issue, around 3,400 bitcoins were returned, but about $47 million remains unreturned while operations stay paused.
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