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Bitget Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals in Phases After $388 Million Exploit

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Bitget has started a phased resumption of withdrawals following a Bitget starts phased withdrawal resumption following $388 million exploit.The Block · · read it at the source exploit, according to The Block. The exchange said it has patched the vulnerability behind the breach and that losses will be fully covered by a user protection fund, per The Block.

Bitcoin withdrawals have reopened first, while Ethereum and USDT withdrawals remain paused, according to The Defiant. CEO Gracy Chen said the protection fund would be replenished above ETH and USDT withdrawals remain paused, while CEO Gracy Chen pledges to replenish the protection fund above $300 million this week.The Defiant · · read it at the source this week, The Defiant reported.

Separately, Chen said the attacker ran two small test transfers roughly half an hour before draining the exchange, apparently probing its risk controls ahead of the theft, according to The Block. The Defiant put the loss figure at Bitget Reopens Bitcoin Withdrawals After $387.5 Million Breach.The Defiant · · read it at the source, close to The Block’s $388 million estimate.

Bitget has not detailed the exact vulnerability that was patched, nor given a timeline for restoring ETH and USDT withdrawals, based on the available reporting.

Sources: The Block, The Defiant

This article is for information only and is not financial advice.

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Story so far 2 updates

  1. flashBitget resumes withdrawals in phases after $388 million exploit, pledges full user protection fund coveragefirst reportedtheblock.co
  2. storyBitget Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals in Phases After $388 Million Exploitupdate · 2 sourcestheblock.co · thedefiant.io
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