NEAR Intents halts most stolen Bitget funds, sparking debate over its “permissionless” label
NEAR Intents stopped $503,000 of the $50 million tied to the Bitget hack, prompting questions about the platform’s claim of being permissionless.
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NEAR Intents stopped $503,000 of the $50 million tied to the Bitget hack, prompting questions about the platform’s claim of being permissionless.
Bitget has reopened Bitcoin withdrawals following a massive security breach, while Ethereum and USDT withdrawals remain on hold.
NEAR Intents halted more than $50 million linked to the Bitget breach and rejected a bounty to return the assets.
Around 54 million XRP have been transferred from the wallets linked to the Bitget hack, prompting market worries over potential price pressure.
Bitget has kept XRP withdrawals blocked while tracking the movement of roughly 103 million stolen tokens toward cross-chain swaps.
After the $388 million Bitget hack, the attacker moved roughly $83 million in XRP, while Ripple cannot block the token’s transfer.
Bitget confirmed a breach that stole roughly $387.5 million, including $157 million in XRP, after attackers spoofed transaction data.
Bitget updated its breach report, indicating $388 million in assets moved to attacker-controlled wallets across multiple blockchains.
After a breach that moved roughly $387 million to illicit wallets, Bitget’s institutional users can now keep margin assets at Sygnum in Switzerland.
Circle and Tether blocked about $318,000 in USDC and USDT tied to the Bitget breach, but the attacker kept most of the loot in Ethereum.
Bitget now estimates the September breach cost $387.5 million and has introduced a bounty program to encourage freezing and recovery of the assets.
Bitget confirmed that attackers linked to North Korea stole close to $388 million in crypto, primarily Ethereum, Tron and USDT.
Circle and Tether blacklisted a wallet tied to the $351.6 million Bitget hack, freezing roughly $318,000 in USDC and USDT.
The exchange said the Sept. 24 attack on its hot wallet matches tactics used by known North Korean hacking groups and could consume most of its user…
Bitget reported a $351.6 million unauthorized transfer from its wallet system, noting its User Protection Fund exceeds the loss amount.
Bitget confirmed a security breach that moved roughly $351.6 million from its hot wallets and temporarily stopped withdrawals.
Hackers siphoned over $350 million from Bitget’s online wallets on September 24, 2026, triggering a freeze of withdrawals and invoking the exchange’s…
Bitget’s CEO says IP evidence points to a North Korean group behind the exchange’s $351.6 million hack.
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Bitget confirmed unauthorized transfers of roughly $352 million from its hot wallets and halted withdrawals pending a security review.