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Blockstream Refuses Ransom for Return of $47M in Bitcoin from Liquid Hack: 'It Is Theft'
What Decrypt reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.
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What Decrypt reports
With 598.5 BTC still outstanding, the company says it will go to law enforcement should the funds not be returned.
The immediate significance
The report describes direct security exposure for users, funds or software. The immediate significance is the potential harm; the confirmed scale and any protective action require technical or primary evidence beyond the publisher summary.
What remains unknown
- The publisher summary does not contain the complete victim, transaction or technical evidence.
- The report does not establish the final loss or exposure, or whether remediation is complete.
- No matched primary document independently supporting the central claim is linked to this page.
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