Bitget Raises Hack Estimate To $387.5M And Sets Withdrawal Restart Plan
TL;DR Bitget has increased the confirmed value of assets transferred to attacker-controlled addresses from $351.6 million to about $387.5 million. The exchange says the underlying vulnerability has been identified and remediated. Withdrawals are scheduled to return in stages beginning with Bitcoin on September 28 and continuing through October 2. Bitget has published a substantial update…
Bitget Confirms $351.6M Hot Wallet Breach And Pauses Withdrawals
Bitget says unauthorized transfers affected approximately $351.6 million held across parts of its hot and warm wallet infrastructure. The exchange says its cold wallets were not affected and its $464 million-plus User Protection Fund covers the loss. Withdrawals have been temporarily suspended while Bitget investigates the breach with law enforcement and security firms. **ID:** N25-10…
Bitget Launches Stock+ For Buying Real US Stocks With Crypto
Bitget has launched Stock+, a new feature that lets eligible users buy real US stocks and ETFs using USDC and other digital assets, expanding the exchange’s push into the overlap between crypto balances and traditional market exposure. TL;DR Bitget says Stock+ allows eligible users to purchase real US stocks with crypto funding. The feature sits…
Dogecoin Open Interest Climbs To $4 Billion Again After Market Rebound
The crypto market is back up again after a recent decline like clockwork, and prices are starting to push up once more. Interestingly, this renewed momentum has seen Dogecoin open interest flipping from a negative threshold into a positive one. As the meme coin’s price gains traction, traders are once again pouring into derivatives markets,…