• 20 أكتوبر 2026 · 14:21 UTC · body · New information from a source

  • Bitget agreed to purchase a licensed Thai crypto exchange from GMO Internet, according to a disclosure the Japanese company made to the Tokyo Stock Exchange four weeks ago.
  • The deal price was withheld at Bitget's request.
  • The acquisition gives Bitget entry into Thailand's regulated crypto market through an already-licensed operator.
  • Bitget plans to acquire a locally licensed crypto exchange in Thailand, according to Cointelegraph, giving the exchange a regulated entry point into the Thai market.
  • The seller is Japan's GMO Internet, according to The Defiant, which disclosed the transaction to the Tokyo Stock Exchange four weeks ago.
  • The purchase price has not been made public; The Defiant reports it is being withheld at Bitget's request.
  • The deal comes weeks after Bitget disclosed a $388 million hack, according to Cointelegraph.
  • Neither source details how, if at all, the hack factored into the timing or terms of the Thai acquisition.

• 20 أكتوبر 2026 · 14:21 UTC · summary · New information from a source

  • Bitget is acquiring a locally licensed Thai exchange from Japan's GMO Internet, gaining direct market access weeks after suffering a $388M hack.
  • Bitget is set to buy a licensed Thai crypto exchange from Japan's GMO Internet, weeks after the exchange disclosed a $388 million hack.

• 20 أكتوبر 2026 · 14:21 UTC · headline · New information from a source

  • Bitget to acquire licensed Thai crypto exchange from GMO Internet
  • Bitget to Acquire Licensed Thai Crypto Exchange From Japan's GMO Internet Weeks After $388M Hack

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