Bitget2026-09-26 07:31:00Bitget launches bounty program for stolen-fund recovery, offering 5% for freezes and 5% for returnsBitget has rolled out a bounty program tied to the recovery of stolen funds, according to a post on X by CEO Gracy Chen. Under the plan, participants who help freeze an attacker’s funds can receive a 5% reward. A separate 5% reward is available if the funds are successfully recovered. Chen called on exchanges, security researchers, and on-chain investigators to join the tracking and recovery effort. She also thanked Circle and Tether for moving quickly to implement freezing measures. The announcement was made on Sept. 26, 2026, through Chen’s X account linked in the source.20
Bitget2026-09-25 14:15:15Bitget launches recovery bounty program with 5% rewards for frozen or recovered fundsBitget said on Sept. 25 that it has opened a "Recovery Bounty Program" tied to a recent security incident, calling on exchanges, blockchain projects, security researchers, investigation firms and on-chain communities to help freeze and recover affected assets. Under the program, participants who successfully freeze funds can receive a bounty equal to 5% of the amount frozen, while those who help recover assets can also receive 5% of the amount recovered. The exchange said Bybit’s Lazarus Bounty program will serve as one of the core channels for the bounty and recovery effort. Bitget also set limits on eligibility: actions taken through court orders, law enforcement requests or other legal procedures do not qualify for rewards. The company said final decisions on eligibility, contribution assessment and bounty amounts will be made by Bitget.00
Bitget2026-09-25 14:59:33Bitget says withdrawal timeline will be announced by noon tomorrow after security incident updateBitget TradFi Chief Growth Officer Xie Jiayin said the exchange will announce its withdrawal schedule by noon tomorrow as it continues responding to a platform security incident. According to his update, the internal security team has identified the attack path and methods used in the hack and has obtained details on how the attacker bypassed security protections, with tracing efforts said to be close to identifying the source. Xie also said third-party investigations by Mandiant and SlowMist are still underway, and a detailed report will be released by the security team later. On-chain tracking has now confirmed that about $387.5 million was transferred to hacker-controlled addresses, revised up from an earlier estimate of $351.6 million. The updated figure includes ZEC and TRX, and Bitget said no other unauthorized transfers have been found so far. Bitget said the stolen funds at the platform level will be fully covered by its user protection fund, and that user assets will not suffer losses. The company has also launched a recovery bounty program, offering a 5% reward for voluntarily freezing attacker funds and another 5% reward for voluntarily recovering funds. The same reward terms also apply to assistance already provided. Bitget has published attacker addresses, a live tracking dashboard and a submission portal, with related information also accepted through Bybit’s Lazarus bounty platform.00
Bitget2026-09-25 14:31:44Bitget launches asset recovery bounty, says withdrawal resumption plan will be released before noon on Sept. 26Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said on X that the latest on-chain tracing shows attacker-linked addresses received about $387.5 million in assets, up from the previously disclosed $351.6 million. She said the revision came from a more complete review of transfers during the incident, with Zcash and TRON assets added to the tally, and did not reflect any newly stolen funds. Chen also said no additional unauthorized transfers have been found and that the situation remains under control. Bitget has started an asset recovery bounty program, offering 5% rewards for parties that proactively freeze attacker funds and 5% for those that help recover funds, with previously completed freezes also eligible. The exchange has opened a real-time fund tracking dashboard, an information submission portal, and an attacker address API, while also allowing tips to be submitted through Bybit’s LazarusBounty platform. Bitget added that it is working on restoring withdrawals and will publish a detailed withdrawal resumption plan before 12:00 p.m. Beijing time on Sept. 26.00
Pump.fun2026-07-24 10:00:16Pump.fun GO Faces Backlash After Forehead Tattoo Typo Turns Into $600,000 Meme CoinA Pump.fun GO bounty led a user to tattoo a misspelled token ticker on his forehead. The typo was then launched as a Solana meme coin that briefly reached a $600,000 market cap, fueling debate over exploitation and platform incentives.720
