Bitget restarts bitcoin withdrawals in stages after $388 million exploit

Bitget reopened bitcoin withdrawals on the Bitcoin and BSC networks at 8 a.m. UTC on September 28, 2026, after pausing them following a roughly $388 million theft on September 24. The exchange is restoring other assets in steps, with ether and most ERC-20 tokens on September 29, USDT on September 30 and all remaining assets on October 2. Bitget said the attacker used a flaw in a third-party security product to obtain high-level internal credentials.

• About $388 million drained in an exploit detected September 24, 2026
• BTC withdrawals restored on Bitcoin and BSC networks at 8 a.m. UTC, September 28
• ETH and other assets restored in stages on September 29 and 30, with the rest on October 2
• Bitget has not disclosed how much stolen crypto was frozen or recovered