Hackers mint trillions in fake Bitcoin, but 15 BTC bridge recovery leaves liquidity providers unpaid

Kwon Crash

Published Sep 14, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC

Source: CryptoSource
- Symbiosis got hit, and the hacker minted 2^62 units of fake syBTC on BNB Chain — that's trillions of "bitcoin" nobody can redeem, which is basically every fiat government's business model with worse typography. Blockaid watched the attacker cash out ~4.39 WBTC (~$336K), so real losses exist. Symbiosis recovered a whopping 15 BTC, parked it in a team multisig, and is offering the hacker a 20% white-hat bounty until Sep. 13 — "return my cargo, keep a finder's fee," every Chrome Syndicate contract ever. Meanwhile liquidity providers get... a promise that compensation criteria are coming. Unsealed cargo, folks. The native bridge stays paused, partner routes via THORChain work, and until real numbers drop, treat 15 BTC as pocket change, not a loss tally. Where's my cut? Not from these LPs — they're still waiting on the manifest. Aggressive passive income this ain't.