--- title: "Liquid Network says bitcoin reserves fully backed again after $320 million exploit" description: "The Liquid Network said its bitcoin reserves have returned to full backing after a September exploit drained roughly $320 million, with Blockstream providing…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/bitcoin-liquid-s-bitcoin-ious-are-d3e7f59263e09c" published: 2026-11-03T11:13:57.000Z updated: 2026-11-03T12:14:58.000Z indexable: true --- # Liquid Network says bitcoin reserves fully backed again after $320 million exploit The Liquid Network said its bitcoin reserves have returned to full backing after a September exploit drained roughly $320 million, with Blockstream providing… Attributed sources: [CoinDesk](), [Decrypt](), [The Block]() ## Key facts The Liquid Network said its bitcoin reserves have returned to full backing after a September exploit drained roughly $320 million, with Blockstream providing the funds, The Block reported. CoinDesk reported a final 250 BTC transfer closed the shortfall. Blockstream CEO Adam Back said the sidechain's defenses have been hardened. Evidence strength: Multiple publishers, 3 publisher group(s) (CoinDesk, Decrypt, The Block). After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: -0.04% (Nov 3, 2026, 11:13 → Nov 3, 2026, 11:18, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: -0.13% (Nov 3, 2026, 11:13 → Nov 3, 2026, 12:13, UTC; Gate · USDT) In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 1.23% (OKX · USDT; cutoff Nov 3, 2026, 11:13, UTC). ## Returns after site detection | Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | -0.04% | -0.04% | 0.00 pts | Nov 3, 2026, 11:13 → Nov 3, 2026, 11:18 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | -0.13% | -0.13% | 0.00 pts | Nov 3, 2026, 11:13 → Nov 3, 2026, 12:13 | Gate · USDT | ## Historical hourly baseline | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) | | Median absolute hourly return | 0.15% | | 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 1.23% | | BTC beta | 1.00 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / Nov 3, 2026, 11:13 | ## Claims and open questions - The Block reported that the Liquid Network said its bitcoin reserves are back to full backing after September's exploit, with Blockstream providing the funds. - CoinDesk reported that a final 250 BTC transfer closed the hole left by September's bug. - Decrypt reported that Blockstream CEO Adam Back said the sidechain's defenses have been hardened and warned developers not to trust AI-suggested fixes blindly. - CoinDesk reported that the federation behind the network has not said who paid to fill the shortfall; an official statement from the Liquid federation naming the funding parties would clarify this. - The specific hardening changes made to the sidechain's defenses would need confirmation from Blockstream or the Liquid federation. ## Source evidence - [Liquid’s bitcoin IOUs are fully backed again after a $320 million exploit]() — CoinDesk; published Nov 3, 2026, 11:12; received Nov 3, 2026, 11:13 (UTC). - [Liquid Network Restores Full Bitcoin Backing Two Months After $320M Exploit]() — Decrypt; published Nov 3, 2026, 11:22; received Nov 3, 2026, 11:23 (UTC). - [Liquid Network restores full bitcoin backing following $320 million exploit]() — The Block; published Nov 3, 2026, 11:49; received Nov 3, 2026, 11:53 (UTC). ## Recent BTC events and market reactions - [CoinDesk says bitcoin is breaking a midterm election pattern dating to 2014]() — Published Nov 3, 2026, 12:30 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · General news · 5m +0.16% / 1h +0.56% - [Tether holds 150,000 bitcoin worth $11.5 billion, CEO Ardoino says]() — Published Nov 3, 2026, 10:15 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · General news · 5m -0.05% / 1h +0.26% - [Mercado Bitcoin pledges to cover all user losses after near $40 million hack]() — Published Nov 3, 2026, 08:56 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Security · 5m +0.02% / 1h +0.52% - [Bitcoin chart signal flashes bearish momentum]() — Published Nov 3, 2026, 08:50 (UTC) · Single source (1 publisher) · Market watch · 5m +0.10% / 1h +0.55% - [Mercado Bitcoin pauses withdrawals after $46 million security breach]() — Published Nov 2, 2026, 19:05 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · Security · 5m 0.00% / 1h -0.08% - [Full coin archive]() ## Research for this archive - [Crypto hacks and price impact: Bybit and Cetus case studies]() - [Why is crypto moving? 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