Blockstream says it will not negotiate with the hackers behind the Liquid Network exploit, arguing that withholding other parties’ funds is criminal rather than a legitimate “disclosure” effort. In a statement released Friday, the Bitcoin infrastructure firm said it engaged with the attackers in good faith to try to recover user assets—but will refuse any demand for a bounty paid from Blockstream’s own funds. The dispute centers on remaining assets tied to the Liquid sidechain, after self-described “white-hat” actors withdrew funds earlier this month and later partially returned them. Blockstream’s position signals that it expects authorities and market participants to help handle any unresolved recovery work, rather than relying on further onchain payments or messages from the exploit actors. Key takeaways Blockstream rejects the hackers’ demand for an onchain “bounty” payment, calling it theft and not responsible disclosure. After the Liquid incident, 3,400 BTC were reportedly re...
Anchorage Digital has partnered with stablecoin protocol Frgmnt to expand institutional access to fUSD and its staked version, sfUSD, via Anchorage’s regulated custody platform. The new integration is designed to let qualified clients hold, mint and redeem fUSD, and stake or unstake it without setting up additional custody infrastructure, according to a Friday announcement from Frgmnt (linked below). The partnership is notable not just for broadening the range of stablecoin services Anchorage offers, but also because Frgmnt’s token structure ties rewards to active lending strategies. For institutions, the move reduces operational friction around custody while keeping the yield component inside an established compliance workflow. Key takeaways Anchorage Digital will offer institutional custody access to Frgmnt’s fUSD (mint/redeem) and sfUSD (stake/unstake) through its platform. Frgmnt issues fUSD against USDC on Base, with backing deployed across onchain lending markets. Frgmnt’s ...