Blockstream Refuses Ransom Over $47M Bitcoin Liquid Hack
Blockstream has reportedly refused to pay a ransom for the return of $47 million in Bitcoin tied to a Liquid hack, framing the demand not as a negotiation but as theft. The claim, captured in
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