Bitget Hack Spills $391M in Bitcoin After Exchange Reopens Withdrawals
Bitget, a cryptocurrency exchange, has seen nearly 5,000 BTC leave its tracked reserves after it reopened withdrawals following a $387.5 million hack on September 28.
The exchange's CEO, Gracy Chen, said that Bitget had processed 9,585 withdrawal orders totaling 4,098.036 BTC as of 17:00 UTC+8, shortly after it resumed Bitcoin withdrawals.
DeFiLlama data showed that Bitget's tracked Bitcoin balance fell to about 30,770 BTC from 35,412 BTC, a decline of roughly 4,642 BTC. At prevailing prices, the drop represents about $391 million of Bitcoin.
The exchange has attempted to reassure customers that the attack did not compromise its private keys or cold-wallet reserves.