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Bitget
Seychelles-registered centralized cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2018 and continuing globally. Bitget announced a phased exit from Japan in August 2026; after a September 24 security incident temporarily disrupted withdrawals, the phased restoration of crypto withdrawals, fiat, and P2P/C2C services was completed on October 2.
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Seychelles-registered centralized cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2018 and continuing globally. Bitget announced a phased exit from Japan in August 2026; after a September 24 security incident temporarily disrupted withdrawals, the phased restoration of crypto withdrawals, fiat, and P2P/C2C services was completed on October 2.
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Bitget began operating as a centralized cryptocurrency exchange in 2018.
Bitget announced a strategic transaction that brought BitKeep into the wider Bitget ecosystem.
Bitget announced that it would cease serving residents of Japan, stop new registrations after 2026-08-03, place affected accounts in close-only mode from 2026-11-01, and forcibly close remaining positions from 2026-12-31 while keeping withdrawals available.
Bitget said its security systems detected unauthorized transfers at 18:31 UTC affecting a limited portion of its hot and warm wallet infrastructure. The exchange later revised the affected amount from approximately USD 351.6 million to approximately USD 387.5 million after classifying additional affected assets on Zcash and TRON. Bitget later said attackers exploited a vulnerability in a third-party security product to steal intranet access credentials and forge withdrawal commands that bypassed risk verification; private keys were not compromised.
Bitget temporarily paused withdrawals as a precaution while reviewing the September 24 wallet security incident. A phased restoration plan was then announced, with BTC withdrawals confirmed open again on September 28 and broader restoration scheduled through October 2.
Bitget confirmed that BTC withdrawals on the Bitcoin and BSC networks reopened at 08:00 UTC on September 28 after additional security validation. ETH, USDT, other supported tokens, fiat and P2P services were scheduled to resume progressively through October 2.
Bitget announced that withdrawals for supported tokens other than BTC, ETH, and USDT had resumed together with fiat and P2P/C2C services, completing the phased restoration plan that followed the September 24 security incident.