Ripple: Unable to freeze Bitget; $83 million stolen XRP
2026-09-26 21:06:58
According to CoinMeta, the cryptocurrency exchange Bitget recently suffered a severe hacker attack, resulting in the theft of XRP worth up to 83 million US dollars. On-chain data analysis shows that the hackers acted swiftly after the incident and completed the transfer of a large amount of funds across addresses. Bitget has now confirmed this major security incident and is cooperating with the police in the investigation. Regarding how to recover the stolen assets, Ripple's official team provided a clear technical response, emphasizing that due to the decentralized architecture of its underlying public chain, even with the intervention of law enforcement agencies, the company is unable to implement a forced freeze function on specific external accounts. Currently, the core task of recovering this stolen funds remains the responsibility of Bitget and its hired security team.
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