Bitget — Security Incident and Withdrawal Resumption Schedule

What happened

On September 24, 2026, Bitget experienced an unauthorized fund transfer of approximately $387.5 million due to a backend system compromise, as officially announced by CEO Gracy Chen on the same day. While withdrawals were temporarily suspended, the exchange has announced a phased resumption plan starting from September 28, 2026, at 08:00 UTC. The recovery will proceed in stages, beginning with BTC on September 28, followed by ETH on September 29, USDT on September 30, and all other tokens, fiat services, and P2P trading by October 2, 2026, at 08:00 UTC.

What to check if you used this exchange

• Log in to your account to verify that your asset balance is displayed correctly, as user account balances and offline cold wallets remain unaffected and secure.
• Be assured that any losses from this incident will be fully covered by Bitget's $464 million User Protection Fund, resulting in no direct financial loss to users.
• Note that deposit and trading services continue to operate normally while withdrawals are being restored.
• Check the phased withdrawal schedule based on your specific assets, as no prior action is required from you before withdrawals resume.

Verify everything in the exchange's own announcements. The source links below are the starting point.

This exchange in our data

The following is not borrowed reporting — these are values AntProfit collects and measures directly (as of 17:00 on 27 Sep KST).

• USDT spot markets we track on this exchange: 3,098
• Measured fill cost (buying SOON): a $100 order slips 0.1% · a $100,000 order 9.676% — large orders fill worse than the quote

Normal-looking numbers do not mean safety — regulatory and withdrawal problems show up in prices and books only later.

For AntProfit users

• If you have this exchange connected to AntProfit, check its own deposit and withdrawal status first. If the exchange halts withdrawals, our service cannot move those assets either.
• We only accept API keys without withdrawal permission. Moving assets is always something you do yourself on the exchange.
• This article does not urge you to use or leave any exchange. It gathers the facts and sources you need to judge for yourself.

Detected 2026-09-27 16:00 · assessment: high risk · you can check the original sources below.