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Bitget Hack Losses Grow by $36 Million as Exchange Offers Bounty

(7 days ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto

The Bitget cryptocurrency exchange has reportedly seen losses from a recent hack increase by $36 million. The exchange has announced a bounty program aimed at recovering the stolen cryptocurrency funds.

WHY IT MATTERS

When you store cryptocurrency on a centralized exchange, the exchange holds your funds for you, similar to how a bank holds your money. If that exchange gets hacked, your funds could be at risk. A bounty program is essentially a reward offered to anyone who can help track down and return stolen money — think of it like a "wanted" poster offering a reward. This incident is a reminder that keeping crypto on an exchange means trusting that company's security. Some crypto users choose to move their funds to personal wallets, where they control their own private keys, to reduce this type of risk.

Bitget, a centralized cryptocurrency exchange, is reportedly dealing with an expanding security breach. According to reports, the total losses from the hack have grown by $36 million beyond initial estimates, suggesting that the full scope of the exploit was not immediately apparent.

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