Nearly 5,000 BTC leaves Bitget as hackers begin laundering $387 million haul

Nearly 5,000 Bitcoin has left Bitget’s tracked reserves after the crypto exchange reopened withdrawals following its $387.5 million hack. On Sept. 28, Bitget Chief Executive Officer Gracy Chen said the exchange had processed 9,585 withdrawal orders totaling 4,098.036 BTC as of 17:00 UTC+8, shortly after it resumed Bitcoin withdrawals. Separate DeFiLlama data showed Bitget’s tracked […] The post Nearly 5,000 BTC leaves Bitget as hackers begin laundering $387 million haul appeared first on CryptoSlate.
Key Takeaways
- Nearly 5,000 Bitcoin has left Bitget’s tracked reserves after the crypto exchange reopened withdrawals following its $387.5 million hack.
- 28, Bitget Chief Executive Officer Gracy Chen said the exchange had processed 9,585 withdrawal orders totaling 4,098.036 BTC as of 17:00 UTC+8, shortly after it resumed Bitcoin withdrawals.
- Separate DeFiLlama data showed Bitget’s tracked […] The post Nearly 5,000 BTC leaves Bitget as hackers begin laundering $387 million haul appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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Sept. 28 public fills show BTC and ETH futures activity before the scheduled 08:00 UTC Bitcoin withdrawal restart. The post Bitget says Bitcoin withdrawals are open after $387M hack, but ETH and USDT must wait appeared first on CryptoSlate.