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Another Bitcoin Bridge Broke, and This Time Billions Were Minted

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Bitcoin.com
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What happened

Over the past week, the crypto community has been hearing about bizarre hacks involving bitcoin-backed tokens, and following the troubles tied to the Liquid Network’s L-BTC and Nomic’s nBTC, Symbiosis’s bitcoin bridge was exploited.

Key facts

  • Reported by Bitcoin.com and published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:10:47 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Bitcoin’s oil risk stretches into 2027 as IEA cuts supply outlook again

  2. Cyprus Bank Panic: Frozen Savings Meet Bitcoin’s Explosive Rally

  3. Bitcoin’s slide below $77,000 sets up a Monday tech test as AI leaders sound warning

  4. Critical Bitcoin Lightning bugs exposed nodes to fund theft and restart failure

  5. Another Bitcoin Bridge Broke, and This Time Billions Were Minted

  6. McGlone Warns SPX Pullback Could Send Bitcoin Price to $10K

  7. Malicious bots are actively probing exposed Bitcoin payment servers to steal master administrative keys

Sources

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