winteryeti

Somebody paid 80 cents to write eight words into the Bitcoin blockchain: "we are whitehats. contact us on chain."

Four hours earlier they had walked out of Liquid with 3,998 BTC. $320 million. 95% of everything in the vault. They didn't steal a key.

They didn't break the 11-of-15 federation. What happened next has no precedent.

the_stacker_muse

bitcoin_beginners

lightning

Somebody paid 80 cents to write eight words into the Bitcoin blockchain: "we are whitehats. contact us on chain." 
Four hours earlier they had walked out of Liquid with 3,998 BTC. $320 million. 95% of everything in the vault. They didn't steal a key. 
They didn't break the 11-of-15 federation. What happened next has no precedent. 
Here's a 6-minute film about it.! 


![](https://m.stacker.news/155870)


https://lightbrd.com/bitkitwallet/status/2097718358858719594