Blockstream: Liquid network restart expected in 4–5 days

The official report on the incident involving unauthorized withdrawals from Liquid's federation wallet clarifies the recovery timeline: about 85% of the stolen BTC has already been returned to the federation, an emergency software release is being prepared, and the network itself is currently estimated to resume in 4–5 days. Aqua Wallet users' private keys are not affected, and native bitcoin operations are working normally — only Liquid services have been suspended.

Sources:

x.com - AquaBitcoin
x.com - Excellion

Incident history

06 Sept~4,000 BTC withdrawn from Liquid Federation wallet; Liquid network suspended
07 SeptAbout 4,000 BTC withdrawn without authorization from Liquid Federation wallet; some already returned
08 SeptBlockstream deploys updated software and prepares a coordinated restart of the Liquid network
08 SeptBlockstream identifies cause of Liquid incident: range proof vulnerability in the Elements protocol
08 SeptBlockstream: Liquid network restart expected in 4–5 days
09 SeptFollowing the Liquid incident, a wave of phishing impersonating Blockstream and Liquid
10 SeptLiquid produces blocks again, but without transactions for now; peg operations remain suspended
10 SeptLiquid transactions are going through again; peg operations remain suspended for now
10 SeptLiquid resumes transactions, peg-outs remain disabled; node operators urged to update Elements immediately