{"id":47408,"date":"2023-03-31T18:22:50","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T22:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=47408"},"modified":"2023-03-31T19:09:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T23:09:28","slug":"bitget-customer-accuses-exchange-of-stealing-200k-from-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/bitget-customer-accuses-exchange-of-stealing-200k-from-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitget customer accuses exchange of stealing $200k from account"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/bitget-launches-dex-aggregator-megaswap.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bitget, a cryptocurrency exchange<\/a>, has been accused of theft by a disgruntled user, who claims the platform has frozen their account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/croc_1680296865704-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bitget customer accuses exchange of stealing $200k from account\" class=\"wp-image-47410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/croc_1680296865704-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/croc_1680296865704-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/croc_1680296865704-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/croc_1680296865704-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/croc_1680296865704-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/croc_1680296865704-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/croc_1680296865704.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bitget customer accuses exchange of stealing $200k from account<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 31, 2023, a Bitget user going by the handle &#8220;EvanLuthra&#8221; tweeted that the cryptocurrency exchange was a scam and that it had &#8220;illegally stolen&#8221; $200,000 from them. It also announced plans to freeze the user's account without providing a justification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/EvanLuthra\/status\/1641727962566508545\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A customer who claimed to have almost half of their reserves in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?q=Gnosis+releases+Hashi+bridge+aggregator+to+help+prevent+hacks&qs=ds&form=QBRE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bitget's native token<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, BGB, while accusing the company of dumping its tokens on the market, advised others to be wary of the crypto exchange and also withdraw all of their money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other commenters on the twee post appear to have had a similar experience; one person claimed that Bitget's copy trade platform defrauded them of $2,000 in cash. Moreover, EvanLuthra said that Bitget is the replacement for <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/judge-denies-request-to-consolidate-class-action-lawsuits-against-ftx.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FTX, the once-dominant cryptocurrency exchange<\/a> that went under in November 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIf they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone. Bitget is the next FTX in the making. Do not lose your hard-earned money. If you want to trade plenty of other solid and trusted crypto exchanges like Binance and OKEx with well-known track records and real offices.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after the exchange, Bitget announced plans to invest $30 million in its multichain wallet BitKeep, a new development has occurred. In order to enable verifiable, tamper-proof auditing, the cryptocurrency exchange also collaborated with Space and Time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitget, a cryptocurrency exchange, has been accused of theft by a disgruntled user, who claims the platform has frozen their account. On March 31, 2023, a Bitget user going by the handle &#8220;EvanLuthra&#8221; tweeted that the cryptocurrency exchange was a scam and that it had &#8220;illegally stolen&#8221; $200,000 from them. 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