Liquid Network recovers 3,400 Bitcoin from white-hat hackers as talks continue over remaining $47M

Liquid Recovers 85% of Bitcoin Withdrawn in Exploit

Liquid recovered 3,400 BTC ($270M, 85%) after patching Elements vulnerability; attackers returned funds via onchain negotiation. Bridge compromise exposes sidechain risks and patch urgency; retained 600 BTC raises white-hat versus extortion questions.