Threshold Says tBTC Is Fully Backed as Bridge Pause Continues

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Threshold Says tBTC Is Fully Backed as Bridge Pause Continues
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Threshold Network says tBTC remains fully backed while new minting and redemptions stay paused. Aave has kept its Ethereum Core tBTC reserve frozen, and Gauntlet withdrew about 65,000 USDC from a tBTC-backed market, leaving roughly 640,000 USDC supplied.

Threshold Network said on Oct. 31 that tBTC remains fully backed, citing 4,320 BTC in bridge wallets against roughly 4,185 tBTC in circulation. New minting and redemptions remain paused.

In its security update, Threshold said “no funds have been lost” and it had seen no unauthorized minting. However, it gave no restart time or details of the underlying security issue, saying bridge functionality would resume once a full remediation is in place.

Wallet and supply figures

Six of the 44 active wallets listed in Threshold's explorer held a combined 4,320.33 BTC, according to The Defiant's calculation using Bitcoin records on mempool.space. Etherscan showed an Ethereum token supply of 4,185.16 tBTC during reporting.

Threshold said tBTC continues to transfer normally on Ethereum and Layer 2 networks. Pending deposits and redemptions will complete after bridge operations resume.

Meanwhile, Threshold warned users not to send BTC to previously generated deposit addresses or repeat pending transactions. Its initial pause notice on Oct. 30 also told depositors to retain receipts and transaction hashes and avoid initiating operations through alternative interfaces.

Aave and Gauntlet restrict tBTC exposure

Aave's Ethereum Core tBTC reserve, frozen earlier on Oct. 31, remained frozen with about $136.5 million supplied. Aave risk service provider LlamaRisk said the freeze blocks new tBTC deposits and additional borrowing against the token.

Repayments, withdrawals and liquidations continue, according to LlamaRisk. The freeze itself does not change existing positions' health factors or make them liquidatable.

Separately, Gauntlet added a tBTC-backed market used by its Ethereum Morpho USDC Core vault to its optimizer's emergency exclusion list. It withdrew about 65,000 USDC of available liquidity, leaving roughly 640,000 USDC supplied. The vault manager warned that the redemption pause may affect tBTC liquidity and liquidation exits.

Threshold promised another update within 24 hours, or sooner if anything changes.

Source: The Defiant

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