Xie Jiayin: Commissioned a third-party security team for an independent investigation; withdrawals will resume once potential risks are eliminated.
TechFlow reports that on September 25, Xie Jiayin, Head of Greater China at Bitget, stated that Bitget has commissioned a third-party security team to conduct an independent forensic investigation into the incident. Multiple teams are currently working together to verify remediation measures, confirm attack vectors, and assist with law enforcement cooperation.
Xie Jiayin noted that Bitget has sufficient user protection funds to cover the related losses. Withdrawals will be resumed immediately once all potential security risks are addressed, and the results will be released after the investigation concludes.
According to on-chain analyst Ember, Bitget stated that its risk protection fund, which can guarantee up to $464 million worth of the stolen assets, consists of 5,500 BTC distributed across three wallet addresses.
