WorldPingBlockstream 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.
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WorldPingBitcoin Magazine Blockstream Tells Hackers To Return Remaining Bitcoin Stolen in Liquid Theft White hat hackers targeted Blocksteam's Liquid sidechain, taking over 4,000 bitcoins. They want to keep some of the bitcoins as a reward. Blockstream isn't happy.
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WorldPingMetaplanet is cutting executive rewards after concluding that later Bitcoin purchases created less value per share. On Sept.
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WorldPingBitcoin Magazine Bitcoin’s ‘Unusual Mix’: Bearish Inflation Print, Bullish Buyback Failure A new CoinShares report said bitcoin's price could be hurt in the short-term but benefit in the long-term.
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WorldPingThe Coinbase CEO’s personal outlook anticipates gains ahead of the next halving, with Bitcoin still well below its previous peak.
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