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Market · Fri 2 Oct · 1 min read
Q3 crypto losses hit $1.26B; Bitget breach the driver
What happened
26 billion across 247 incidents in Q3, with the Bitget breach accounting for the largest single event, confirms that exchange-level hot wallet risk remains the most reliable systemic vulnerability in the sector. Signal briefed the Bitget breach when it was first confirmed and again when forensic analysis extended the exposure window back to August.…
Sources: Cointelegraph
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