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  5. Bitget CEO Claims Exchange Has Over $1B in Reserves to Absorb $387.5M North Korean Hack
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2026-10-06•2 min read

Bitget CEO Claims Exchange Has Over $1B in Reserves to Absorb $387.5M North Korean Hack

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“Claiming you have a billion dollars to cover your mistakes doesn't inspire confidence when your security systems still leak a quarter billion dollars after the internal alarms go off.”

Bitget CEO Claims Exchange Has Over $1B in Reserves to Absorb $387.5M North Korean Hack
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Executive Summary

  • •Bitget CEO Gracy Chen claims the exchange has more than $1B to cover its recent $387.5M security breach.
  • •North Korean hackers drained approximately $387.5M, with roughly $238M leaving after initial withdrawal blocks.
  • •The exchange still cannot explain exactly how the attackers acquired the necessary knowledge of their internal systems.

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Key Developments & Data

North Korean attackers stole approximately $387.5M from Bitget on September 24 by manipulating its internal withdrawal process. Bitget replenished its protection fund above $300M using Bitcoin $BTC to meet user withdrawals that officially reopened on October 6. CEO Gracy Chen claims the exchange holds more than $1B in capital outside the protection fund, though she declined to provide exact figures or immediate availability metrics. A preliminary investigation ruled out insider involvement, identifying a previously unknown vulnerability in a third-party security product as the entry point. Blockchain security firm Certora estimates that roughly $238M of the stolen funds actually left the exchange after Bitget’s initial withdrawal block was supposedly active. "I can’t tell you the exact number, but it’s for sure more than one billion." — Gracy Chen.

Zubiqo Strategic Assessment

Primary Impact

Centralized cryptocurrency exchange users and institutional depositors who rely on Bitget's internal security infrastructure to safeguard operational liquidity.

Strategic Shift

A transition from absolute technical prevention to sheer capital absorption, where major crypto exchanges attempt to reassure markets with massive off-book reserves rather than impenetrable technical defenses.

The Ripple Effect

Retail and institutional users will likely demand transparent cryptographic proof of reserves, as vague claims of billion-dollar corporate backstops fail to mitigate structural concerns over ongoing third-party vendor vulnerabilities.

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