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Bitget said on Sept. 30 that it had restored its Protection Fund to more than $300 million after absorbing the Sept. 24 security breach's financial impact. The exchange describes the fund as an additional safeguard for customers, separate from reserves backing their account balances.<\/p>\n

In its announcement<\/a>, Bitget says the fund absorbed approximately $388 million in impact from the incident, while customer balances remained accurate and unaffected. It says it fulfilled a Sept. 28 pledge to bring the fund back to at least $300 million within a week, completing the replenishment two days after that commitment.<\/p>\n

The release does not quantify the new capital contributed, and Bitget's<\/a> fund page says its displayed valuation uses prices at midnight UTC each day.<\/p>\n

What the restored backstop covers<\/h2>\n

Under Bitget's published fund conditions<\/a>, users may submit claims when accounts are compromised, or assets are stolen or lost through platform-wide events not attributable to their own actions or trading behavior.<\/p>\n

The exchange retains the right to assess claims and investigate affected accounts or assets, with outcomes subject to its findings.<\/p>\n

Eligibility to submit a claim does not guarantee reimbursement of a particular loss. The reported replenishment does not remove that assessment process or establish that compensation has been completed.<\/p>\n\n

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Bitget says customer reserves back covered account balances, while the Protection Fund adds a financial safeguard. Its separate reserve report<\/a> gives an overall ratio of 131% across 19 covered assets, each above 100%, for a snapshot taken at 09:00 UTC on Sept. 29.<\/p>\n

A 2023 advisory<\/a> from the PCAOB's Office of the Investor Advocate noted that proof-of-reserves reports are not audits, may omit liabilities or borrowed assets, and cannot assure subsequent asset availability.<\/p>\n

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Bitget reports a $300 million-plus protection fund, 131% reserves and phased withdrawal restoration, though reserves remain a snapshot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Withdrawal access continues to follow its own asset and network timetable. Bitget's Sept. 30 service notice<\/a> says USDT withdrawals<\/a> opened on Ethereum, BSC, Solana and Tron. A service-opening notice describes availability on those networks.<\/p>\n

The exchange's incident timetable<\/a> schedules the remaining cryptocurrencies, fiat, and peer-to-peer services for Oct. 2 at 08:00 UTC. Customers awaiting those services still face a separate milestone from the fund restoration that Bitget has reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The restored backstop is separate from customer reserves, and claims remain subject to Bitget’s assessment as withdrawals reopen in phases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1264,"featured_media":568216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,39,77968,16041],"tags":[81073,78514,76769,72190,75380,76896,72860],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBitget restores $300M fund after absorbing $388M security breach<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bitget reports restoring its Protection Fund above $300 million after the hack, with claim assessment and the remaining withdrawal schedule still relevant.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitget-restores-300m-fund-after-absorbing-388m-security-breach\/\" \/>\n<meta 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