Cryptocurrency Exchange News

South Korea has ordered domestic access blocks on 27 unregistered crypto exchange websites, including KuCoin, MEXC, Phemex, BingX, and BitMart. The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) disclosed the order on October 13. The country’s communications review body approved the blocks after reviews on October 6 and 7. Sites hosted abroad face access blocks, while those with…

Chainalysis has attributed the $387 million Bitget theft to North Korean hackers. The firm said the attack lifts the value of crypto stolen by DPRK-linked actors this year above $1 billion. North Korean attackers reportedly used a cross-chain swap to convert stolen XRP into Bitcoin and kept the tokens away from exchanges. Drift, KelpDAO and…

Crypto hack losses reached $766.49 million in September, making it the worst month of 2026 so far. The total jumped about 462% from August’s $136.3 million, according to PeckShield. Two incidents caused most of the damage. Bitget lost roughly $387 million. Liquid Network lost about $320 million, though the people behind it, claiming to be…

ZachXBT says Bitget hack launderers asked for help in public Discord and Telegram chats. One is tied to the Kelp DAO hack. The post Investigator Finds $387M Bitget Hack Suspects Asking for Help in Public Chats appeared first on BeInCrypto.

THORChain has declined to block stolen funds from the $387.5 million Bitget hack from being converted into Bitcoin, sparking industry debate over its permissionless cross-chain swap design.

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that North Korean hackers are very likely responsible for a $350 million breach that compromised a backend system without acquiring private keys, marking the biggest crypto heist of 2026.

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget faces intense speculation of a $176 million hack after users reported blocked withdrawals while on-chain data revealed massive and rapid asset movements from hot and cold wallets.