Bitget Exchange Reportedly Hacked For Over $170 Million

HACK OR EXPLOITBitget Exchange ReportedlyHacked For Over $170 Million54IMPORTANCECLOSED2NEWS MEDIA2PIECESSep 24, 2026 21:18blockboard.net

Users reported withdrawal problems at Bitget while on-chain data showed about $176 million moving from wallets labeled as the exchange’s over a roughly 20-minute span. The receiving address later made several swaps, and the reason for the transfers was still unclear. The movements involved several Bitget-labeled hot wallets and at least one cold wallet.

What this rests on

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Users reported withdrawal problems at Bitget as roughly $176 million moved from wallets labeled as belonging to the exchange.
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The transfers came from several Bitget-labeled hot wallets and at least one cold wallet within about 20 minutes.
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An address that received the funds later made several swaps.
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The reason for the Bitget wallet transfers remained unclear after the movements.

What it means

Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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Bitget users are the most immediate audience here, because withdrawal problems were reported while large transfers from wallets labeled as the exchange’s were being tracked. That means customers watching their accounts would see activity tied to the platform, even though the transfer reason was not established.

In practical terms, the wallet movements were visible on-chain and involved several hot wallets and at least one cold wallet, so the picture is not just a single wallet event. What remains the same is that the transfers themselves are described as moving funds between addresses, while the purpose behind them is still not stated.

Market reaction

BG Bitget Token the event is about this asset from 2 h before to 4 h after the line marks the first headline
published
-6.80 % before publication
+1.04 % after
$2price at publication
12series points

The move was larger before the first headline than after. That is an observation, not an explanation: the market also moves on things nobody publishes.

How the story was built

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Sep 24 20:58
BeInCrypto scoop
Breaks the event: $176M
+22 min
Sep 24 21:20
The Block echo
No new facts: unidentified, receiving, unclear

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