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Liquid Network’s US$320 Million Breach Exposes Bitcoin Settlement Risk

: Liquid Network suspended transactions after about 4,000 Bitcoin were withdrawn, exposing weaknesses in reserve backing, validation and federated settlement controls.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Singapore, 7 September 2026 – A security breach affecting the Bitcoin-linked Liquid Network has led to the withdrawal of about US$320 million in digital assets and the suspension of new transactions, intensifying scrutiny of the infrastructure used by cryptocurrency exchanges. Roughly 4,000 of the 4,200 Bitcoin held in the network’s federation wallet were removed, representing approximately 95% of the reserves involved.

Liquid was designed to provide faster and cheaper settlement than the main Bitcoin blockchain by issuing Liquid Bitcoin, or L-BTC, against Bitcoin locked within its system. Exchanges and other market participants use the network to transfer value without waiting for the slower confirmation process that can occur on the primary chain during periods of congestion.

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  • TLA AI Editor

    TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.