{"investigation":{"slug":"bitget-exchange-shawn-liu","entity_name":"Bitget Exchange (Shawn Liu)","trust_score":0,"severity_base":27,"score_modifier":-39.6,"confidence":0.72,"status":"published","content_type":"investigation","summary":"Bitget is a Seychelles-registered cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2018, now led by CEO Gracy Chen, that suffered a $351.6-387.5 million hot-wallet hack in September 2026 attributed with high confidence to North Korea-linked hackers. The exchange has faced a string of regulatory warnings and restrictions across France, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines, Canada, Turkey and India, token-listing and market-manipulation disputes, and allegations from on-chain investigator ZachXBT that founder Shawn Liu, not Chen, is the exchange's true decision-maker and has allowed manipulative token schemes to operate on the platform. Many of the most serious claims against Bitget remain unresolved allegations rather than adjudicated findings; this page treats them accordingly.","sections":[{"content":"On September 24, 2026, Bitget disclosed that attackers had drained funds from portions of its hot and warm wallets. CoinDesk reported the exchange had $351.6 million exposed to the breach, which occurred 'on Thursday' (September 24, 2026); some later analyses, including a report republished by Gizmodo citing blockchain-forensics coverage, put the final tally at approximately $387.5 million. Bitget said the attack was limited to hot/warm wallet infrastructure, that cold storage was unaffected, and that its self-custodial Bitget Wallet product was not implicated. The exchange suspended withdrawals, said deposits and trading would continue, and pledged its User Protection Fund (holding roughly 5,500-6,500 BTC) would cover any shortfall, though the fund's holdings have not been independently audited by a named third party. Bitget engaged Mandiant and SlowMist to investigate. According to SlowMist and Mandiant findings reported by BleepingComputer, attackers exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in third-party security appliances used by Bitget, deployed a web shell, and used a hijacked employee identity to pivot into internal systems; the earliest malicious activity was reportedly detected as far back as August 31, 2026. Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic assessed the intrusion as 'highly likely' linked to North Korea, associating the laundering pattern with the group commonly tracked as 'TraderTraitor.' No government has issued a formal, independent attribution in the sources reviewed.","heading":"September 2026 Hot Wallet Hack ($351.6-387.5 Million)","sources":[{"url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/24/crypto-exchange-bitget-loses-usd352-million-in-hack-claims-user-funds-are-safe","name":"CoinDesk: Crypto Exchange Bitget Loses $352 Million in Hack, Claims User Funds Are Safe","type":"news_article","credibility":1},{"url":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitget-hacked-via-zero-day-in-third-party-security-products","name":"BleepingComputer: Bitget hacked via zero-day in third-party security products","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://gizmodo.com/north-korea-very-likely-behind-388-million-hack-of-crypto-exchange-bitget-2000817421","name":"Gizmodo: North Korea 'Very Likely' Behind $388 Million Hack of Crypto Exchange Bitget","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://cryptoslate.com/bitgets-351-6-million-hack-pushes-september-crypto-losses-to-2026-high/","name":"CryptoSlate: Bitget's $351.6 million hack pushes September crypto losses to 2026 high","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://investinglive.com/cryptocurrency/hackers-drain-351-6-million-from-bitget-in-possibly-2026-s-biggest-crypto-heist/","name":"InvestingLive: Hackers drain $351.6 million from Bitget","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://decrypt.co/379275/bitget-potentially-hacked-as-183-million-vanishes-from-exchange-wallets","name":"Decrypt: Bitget Potentially Hacked as $183 Million Vanishes From Exchange Wallets","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitget-calls-security-withdrawal-claims-unverified-amid-178m-breach-reports","name":"Cointelegraph: Bitget calls security withdrawal claims 'unverified' amid $178M breach reports","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"critical"},{"content":"In May 2026, on-chain investigator ZachXBT published an investigation alleging that insiders controlled more than 95% of the supply of the LAB token (an AI-trading-terminal project) and worked with a market maker to inflate it to a roughly $6 billion fully diluted valuation. He alleged that approximately 226 million LAB tokens were deposited into Bitget-linked addresses between March and April 2026, with a large tranche later withdrawn; the dollar figures attached to that withdrawal vary significantly across outlets (estimates of roughly $63 million, $480-514 million have each appeared), so the amount should be treated as unverified. ZachXBT has separately and repeatedly named Bitget founder Shawn Liu -- rather than CEO Gracy Chen, whom he describes as a public-facing figurehead -- as the exchange's true decision-maker, alleging Liu has for years allowed manipulative and fraudulent trading activity on the platform and labeling Bitget part of a 'Chinese-backed exchange cartel.' He has offered a $10,000 bounty for documentary evidence (contracts, chat logs, identifying documents) linking coordinated market-making schemes across exchanges including Bitget. These are serious, publicly made allegations from a investigator with a track record of findings later corroborated by other parties, but they remain allegations: at the time of the most recent reporting reviewed, neither Bitget nor Shawn Liu had issued a substantive public response.","heading":"ZachXBT Allegations: LAB Token, 'Chinese-Backed Exchange Cartel' and Shawn Liu","sources":[{"url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/401290/zachxbt-alleges-95-insider-control-of-lab-token-in-investigation-into-ai-terminals-6-billion-fdv-project","name":"The Block: ZachXBT alleges 95% insider control of LAB token in investigation into AI terminal's $6 billion FDV project","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/400465/zachxbt-accuses-projects-like-lab-of-highly-questionable-price-action-posts-10000-bounty-for-info-on-alleged-market-manipulation","name":"The Block: ZachXBT accuses projects like LAB of 'highly questionable' price action, posts $10,000 bounty","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://crypto-economy.com/zachxbt-drops-new-allegations-on-bitget-pointing-to-shawn-liu-as-the-true-decision-maker/","name":"Crypto-Economy: ZachXBT Drops New Allegations on Bitget, Pointing to Shawn Liu as the True Decision-Maker","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://beincrypto.com/lab-crashes-77-from-peak-6-billion-wiped-crypto-community-outraged/","name":"BeInCrypto: LAB Crashes 77% From Peak, $6 Billion Wiped, Crypto Community Outraged","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://cryptopotato.com/zachxbts-explosive-claims-send-lab-tumbling-over-30-in-one-day/","name":"CryptoPotato: ZachXBT's Explosive Claims Send LAB Tumbling Over 30% in One Day","type":"news_article","credibility":3}],"severity":"high"},{"content":"Separately from the LAB investigation, ZachXBT publicly flagged what he described as a similar manipulation pattern on the tokens RAVE, RIVER and SIREN, alleging market makers coordinated with the Bitget-linked network to inflate and then collapse token prices, and calling on Binance, Bitget and Gate to investigate. RAVE reportedly fell roughly 95% (from about $26 to about $1) within 24 hours around April 2026; coverage indicates Bitget and Binance both said they were reviewing whether coordinated manipulation had occurred, and RaveDAO publicly denied involvement. No published outcome of any exchange investigation into these specific tokens was found. Separately, in 2026 Bitget introduced what trade press described as a 'Market Integrity and Token Accountability Framework,' though independent assessment of its effectiveness is not yet available.","heading":"Alleged Coordinated Manipulation: RAVE, RIVER, SIREN","sources":[{"url":"https://whale-alert.io/stories/85b60166885733/ZachXBT-offers-up-to-10000-bounty-for-evidence-that-Hong-Kong-market-maker-HSBG-manipulated-exchanges-flags-activity-around-RIVER-expands-accusations-to-Bitget-enabled-schemes-across-RAVE-RIVER-SIREN-LAB","name":"Whale Alert / aggregated reporting: ZachXBT offers bounty for evidence of HSBG manipulation, expands accusations to RAVE/RIVER/SIREN/LAB","type":"news_article","credibility":3},{"url":"https://pluang.com/en/news-feed/bitget-terlibat-penipuan-pasar-dengan-manipulasi-suplai-token-rave-river-siren","name":"Pluang: Bitget accused of market fraud via RAVE, RIVER, SIREN supply manipulation","type":"news_article","credibility":3},{"url":"https://invezz.com/news/2026/05/20/bitget-introduces-market-integrity-and-token-accountability-framework/","name":"Invezz: Bitget introduces 'Market Integrity and Token Accountability Framework'","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"high"},{"content":"Bitget detected what it called 'abnormal trading activity' on its VOXEL/USDT perpetual futures market in the early hours of Sunday, April 20, 2025. The exchange paused and froze accounts it suspected of manipulating the market, and announced it would roll back trades and claw back gains from flagged accounts within 24 hours. A user publicly claimed a six-figure gain from a small initial position and suggested a fault in Bitget's market-making bot was responsible; CEO Gracy Chen neither confirmed nor denied a technical fault in the market-making system, saying only that losses were not platform-wide and that user funds were safe. Bitget said it would compensate residual losses, citing its (then roughly $300 million) protection fund. Commentary site Rekt News alleged quick-moving traders drained more than $100 million before the freeze; this figure is an outside estimate, not one Bitget has confirmed, and should be treated as a lower-confidence claim.","heading":"VOXEL Futures Trading Incident and Account Rollbacks (April 2025)","sources":[{"url":"https://www.theblock.co/amp/post/351321/bitget-will-roll-back-trades-compensate-users-after-abnormal-voxel-trading-activity","name":"The Block: Bitget will roll back trades, compensate users after 'abnormal' VOXEL trading activity","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitget-detects-irregularity-voxelusdt-futures","name":"Cointelegraph: Bitget detects irregularity in VOXEL-USDT futures, rolls back accounts","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://rekt.news/bitgets-voxel-meltdown","name":"Rekt News: Bitget's VOXEL Meltdown","type":"research","credibility":3},{"url":"https://cryptopotato.com/bitget-detects-abnormal-voxel-activity-launches-trade-rollback-and-compensation-plan/","name":"CryptoPotato: Bitget Detects Abnormal VOXEL Activity, Launches Trade Rollback and Compensation Plan","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"high"},{"content":"Bitget's self-custody wallet product, originally branded BitKeep, suffered a security breach beginning December 26, 2022, when attackers distributed a trojanized version of the Android APK (v7.2.9) hosted on BitKeep's own website, capturing users' private keys. Early tracking by PeckShield and ForkLog put losses at roughly $8 million; later tallies from PeckShield and OKLink raised the estimate to approximately $9.9 million. The official Google Play, Apple App Store and Chrome Web Store builds were not affected. BitKeep said it traced the attacker's wallet and had some stolen assets frozen; The Block separately reported BitKeep/Bitget pledged to refund affected users.","heading":"Predecessor Security Incidents: BitKeep / Bitget Wallet Breaches","sources":[{"url":"https://thehackernews.com/2022/12/bitkeep-confirms-cyber-attack-loses.html","name":"The Hacker News: BitKeep Confirms Cyber Attack, Loses Over $9 Million","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.halborn.com/blog/post/explained-the-bitkeep-hack-december-2022","name":"Halborn: Explained: The BitKeep Hack (December 2022)","type":"research","credibility":2},{"url":"https://theblock.co/post/203664/bitkeep-wallet-to-refund-victims-of-8-million-fake-app-hack-in-december","name":"The Block: BitKeep Wallet to Refund Victims of $8 Million Fake App Hack in December","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/hackers-drain-8m-in-assets-from-bitkeep-wallets-in-latest-defi-exploit","name":"Cointelegraph: Hackers drain $8M in assets from BitKeep wallets in latest DeFi exploit","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-steal-8-million-from-users-running-trojanized-bitkeep-apps/","name":"BleepingComputer: Hackers steal $8 million from users running trojanized BitKeep apps","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"medium"},{"content":"France's Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF) placed Bitget on its blacklist of unauthorized crypto-asset platforms on November 7, 2023, stating Bitget was not registered as a Digital Asset Service Provider and had provided services requiring mandatory registration; the AMF reserved the right to seek a court order blocking the site. Secondary reporting (Cryptoast) indicates Bitget closed new registrations for French residents around January 2026 and ended all services to French residents effective March 31, 2026, as the EU's MiCA regulation transition period approached its close. The AMF's own blacklist notice carries an updated note stating www.bitget.com 'was removed from the Crypto-asset blacklist on July 9, 2026' -- after the exchange had already exited the French market, rather than as a result of obtaining a license to operate there.","heading":"Regulatory Status: France (AMF)","sources":[{"url":"https://www.amf-france.org/en/news-publications/news-releases/amf-news-releases/amf-reminds-public-cryptoasset-trading-platform-bitget-blacklisted","name":"AMF: The AMF reminds the public that the cryptoasset trading platform BITGET is blacklisted","type":"regulatory","credibility":1},{"url":"https://financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/amf-cautions-french-investors-on-unregulated-trading-platform-bitget/amp","name":"FinanceMagnates: AMF Cautions French Investors on Unregulated Trading Platform BITGET","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://cryptoast.fr/bitget-quitte-france-faute-licence-mica/","name":"Cryptoast: Bitget quitte la France faute de licence MiCA","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"medium"},{"content":"Singapore's Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) suspended Bitget's local operations in December 2021 after the exchange promoted an unaffiliated 'Army Coin' tied to the K-pop group BTS, following a legal threat from the band's management agency; Bitget removed the MAS logo from its site and blocked Singapore users. In Hong Kong, Bitget's local unit BitgetX wound down by late 2023 after Bitget decided not to pursue a Virtual Asset Trading Platform license there; Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission lists 'Bitget Pro' on the IOSCO I-SCAN alert database as an unregistered/unlicensed entity. Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) issued warnings to Bitget (reported variously as 2023 and 2024), and in February 2025 Apple removed Bitget's app from its Japanese App Store at the FSA's request, alongside apps from Bybit, MEXC, LBank and KuCoin; Bitget subsequently announced it would wind down service to Japanese residents, with open positions to be closed by the end of 2026. In the Philippines, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a public advisory in August 2025 naming Bitget among roughly ten exchanges operating without local registration; internet providers PLDT, Globe and Smart subsequently moved to block access, and GCash separately warned users that Bitget lacks Philippine registration.","heading":"Regulatory Status: Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines","sources":[{"url":"https://benzinga.com/21/12/24538370/singapore-suspends-crypto-exchange-bitgets-license","name":"Benzinga: Singapore suspends crypto exchange Bitget's license","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/singapore-suspends-bitget-exchange-license-over-k-pop-coin-promotion","name":"Cointelegraph: Singapore suspends Bitget exchange license over K-pop coin promotion","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/?id=30293","name":"IOSCO I-SCAN: Bitget Pro alert","type":"regulatory","credibility":1},{"url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/339501/japan-apple-google-block-crypto-apps","name":"The Block: Japan's financial regulator asks Apple, Google to block unregistered crypto exchanges","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20250210-apple-google-block-crypto-apps","name":"Gigazine: Apple and Google asked to block crypto apps in Japan (Feb. 10, 2025)","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/bitget-quits-japan-forces-traders-to-exit-by-years-end/","name":"Bitcoin.com News: Bitget Quits Japan, Forces Traders to Exit by Year's End","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.idnfinancials.com/news/56446/philippines-blocks-10-crypto-exchanges-bybit-and-bitget-blacklisted","name":"IDN Financials: Philippines blocks 10 crypto exchanges, Bybit and Bitget blacklisted","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://fintechnews.ph/67426/crypto/gcash-warning-bitget-unlicensed-crypto-platform/","name":"Fintech News Philippines: GCash warning on Bitget as unlicensed crypto platform","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"medium"},{"content":"In Canada, Alberta's Securities Commission has listed 'Canada Bitget Limited' on its Investment Caution List since April 1, 2024, stating the bitget.com platform is not registered to trade or advise on securities or derivatives in Alberta. Saskatchewan's Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) separately issued its own investor alert on Canada Bitget Limited in July 2025, stating the company is not registered in the province to trade or sell securities or derivatives; this was a distinct action from, and roughly 15 months after, Alberta's listing -- not a joint or simultaneous warning as a prior loose characterization implied. In the United Kingdom, Bitget paused new UK sign-ups around May 2024 in response to the FCA's financial-promotions regime for crypto, then confirmed on November 12, 2024 that it had reactivated its UK website after obtaining sign-off from FCA-authorized reviewer Archax. Bitget also temporarily paused new-user onboarding in India effective February 2026, citing the need to align with Financial Intelligence Unit of India (FIU-IND) requirements; existing Indian users' access, balances, deposits and withdrawals were not affected. (An earlier version of this entry incorrectly dated the India pause to February 2025; multiple sources, including Bitget's own communications, place it in February 2026.) In Turkey, Bitget's local subsidiary entered liquidation and the company withdrew its Turkish operations in 2024, per secondary reporting.","heading":"Regulatory Status: Canada, United Kingdom, India, Turkey","sources":[{"url":"https://asc.ca/en/Enforcement/Investment-Caution-List/c/Canada-Bitget-Limited","name":"Alberta Securities Commission: Canada Bitget Limited - Investment Caution List","type":"regulatory","credibility":1},{"url":"https://fcaa.gov.sk.ca/public/CKeditorUpload/Investor_Alert_-_Bitget_v2.pdf","name":"FCAA Saskatchewan: Investor Alert - Bitget","type":"regulatory","credibility":1},{"url":"https://www.saskatchewan.ca/Government/News-and-Media/2025/july/10/investor-alert-bitget-and-captex-are-not-registered","name":"Government of Saskatchewan: Investor Alert - Bitget and CapTex are not registered","type":"official","credibility":1},{"url":"https://www.securities-administrators.ca/?p=26391","name":"Canadian Securities Administrators: Canada Bitget Limited (Bitget)","type":"regulatory","credibility":1},{"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitget-crypto-app-relaunch-uk-fca-compliance","name":"Cointelegraph: Bitget crypto app relaunch, UK FCA compliance","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/02/04/no-new-accounts-bitget-temporarily-pauses-new-registration-in-india/","name":"Crypto Times: No new accounts - Bitget temporarily pauses new registration in India","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitget","name":"Wikipedia: Bitget (regulatory history summary)","type":"other","credibility":3}],"severity":"medium"},{"content":"In late October 2023, Bitget delisted the TokenFi (TOKEN) token days after launch, citing suspected market manipulation and malicious control of liquidity; Floki (TokenFi's parent project) publicly accused Bitget of having listed a 'fake' version of the token before it was officially issued and of creating a roughly $10 million liability by not holding the underlying asset to hedge its own listing. Bitget countered that Floki had added negligible liquidity to trading pools, while Floki disputed that characterization; Bitget ultimately offered to buy back user holdings of TOKEN at a set price. No lawsuit resulting from this specific dispute was identified in the sources reviewed. Separately, crypto influencer and Reel Star adviser Evan Luthra filed a lawsuit against Bitget (reported by Cointelegraph and CCN) alleging the exchange froze his account and roughly $200,000 in USDT after he sold REELT tokens received as adviser compensation, and is seeking approximately $16 million in damages. Bitget has characterized the episode as a response to manipulative trading by a group targeting the newly listed REELT token and says it reimbursed 583 other eligible users; a Bitget spokesperson told BeInCrypto the company had not been formally served with the lawsuit. No ruling or settlement was identified in the sources reviewed, so the matter's outcome is unresolved.","heading":"Token Listing Disputes: Floki/TokenFi and the Reelstar (Evan Luthra) Lawsuit","sources":[{"url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/11/01/bitget-embroiled-in-bitter-10m-dispute-with-floki-over-tokenfi-memecoin-listing","name":"CoinDesk: Bitget Embroiled in Bitter $10M Dispute With Floki Over TokenFi Memecoin Listing","type":"news_article","credibility":1},{"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitget-floki-teams-accuse-each-other-manipulation-after-token-listing","name":"Cointelegraph: Bitget, Floki teams accuse each other of manipulation after token listing","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitget-faces-lawsuit-influencer-reelstar-token","name":"Cointelegraph: Bitget faces lawsuit from influencer over Reelstar token","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/evan-luthra-seeks-16m-that-was-stolen-bitget/","name":"Cryptopolitan: Evan Luthra seeks $16M that was 'stolen' by Bitget","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://beincrypto.com/bitget-accused-theft-adam-devine-celebrity-ambassador/","name":"BeInCrypto: Bitget Accused of Theft, Adam Devine Celebrity Ambassador","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"medium"},{"content":"Public review platforms including Trustpilot and Sikayetvar contain numerous user complaints alleging Bitget froze accounts -- in some cases holding tens of thousands of dollars in stablecoins -- for extended periods without clear explanation or timely support responses; one Trustpilot reviewer reported a frozen account holding approximately 40,445 USDT with no update for over a week. ForkLog separately reported Russian-speaking users describing frozen funds, which Bitget CEO Gracy Chen characterized as 'misinformation,' stating the exchange follows standard anti-money-laundering procedures when it restricts accounts. These complaints are drawn primarily from self-selected user reviews (Tier 3 sources) rather than regulatory findings or an independent audit of complaint volume, and should be read as indicative rather than conclusive evidence of a systemic problem.","heading":"User Complaints: Account Freezes and Customer Support","sources":[{"url":"https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/bitget.com?page=9","name":"Trustpilot: Bitget.com reviews","type":"social_media","credibility":3},{"url":"https://forklog.com/en/russian-speaking-bitget-clients-report-frozen-funds-the-exchange-calls-it-misinformation/","name":"ForkLog: Russian-speaking Bitget clients report frozen funds; the exchange calls it misinformation","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.sikayetvar.com/en/bitget-us/bitget-support-stays-silent-for-days-over-a-simple-2fa-reset","name":"Sikayetvar: Bitget support stays silent for days over a simple 2FA reset","type":"community_report","credibility":3}],"severity":"medium"},{"content":"Bitget has published a Merkle-tree-based Proof of Reserves (PoR) program since December 2022, allowing users to verify their individual account balance ('Merkle leaf') is included in the published reserve snapshot, using an open-source 'MerkleValidator' tool. Monthly company press releases report coverage/reserve ratios exceeding 100% for major assets (for example, the October 2025 report cited 307% coverage for BTC and 105% for USDT). These reports are self-published by Bitget and distributed via GlobeNewswire; the sources reviewed do not identify an independent third-party audit firm that has verified the underlying data, so the program should be understood as a user-verifiable but company-administered disclosure rather than an independently assured audit.","heading":"Proof of Reserves Program","sources":[{"url":"https://www.aap.com.au/aapreleases/globenewswire1001134454/","name":"GlobeNewswire via AAP: Bitget Releases October 2025 Proof of Reserves (POR) with 307% Coverage in Bitcoin","type":"official","credibility":2},{"url":"https://ambcrypto.com/bitget-shares-merkle-tree-proof-of-reserves-to-enhance-transparency/","name":"AmbCrypto: Bitget shares Merkle Tree Proof of Reserves to enhance transparency","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"low"},{"content":"Bitget states it was founded in 2018 and is registered in Seychelles. Secondary reporting (ForkLog) names Sandra Lou as the exchange's founder and earlier CEO; Gracy Chen, who joined Bitget in June 2022 as Managing Director and Head of Growth Strategy, became CEO in May 2024. Separately, ZachXBT's May 2026 reporting (see above) alleges that Shawn Liu, described in that reporting as Bitget's founder, is the exchange's actual behind-the-scenes operator and that Chen functions publicly as a figurehead. These two accounts of the company's founding and ownership structure (Sandra Lou as named founder in earlier trade press versus Shawn Liu as the alleged real operator per ZachXBT) have not been reconciled in the sources reviewed, and no independent corporate-registry documentation identifying Bitget's beneficial ownership was located. This section should be read as combining a reported corporate-leadership timeline with an unresolved, serious allegation about undisclosed control.","heading":"Corporate Leadership: Gracy Chen, Sandra Lou and Shawn Liu","sources":[{"url":"https://forklog.com/en/bitget-appoints-new-ceo-and-hires-former-commex-executive/","name":"ForkLog: Bitget appoints new CEO and hires former CommEX executive","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://crypto-economy.com/zachxbt-drops-new-allegations-on-bitget-pointing-to-shawn-liu-as-the-true-decision-maker/","name":"Crypto-Economy: ZachXBT Drops New Allegations on Bitget, Pointing to Shawn Liu as the True Decision-Maker","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitget","name":"Wikipedia: Bitget","type":"other","credibility":3}],"severity":"medium"},{"content":"Bitget's exchange token BGB rose sharply during 2024, but the precise calendar-year percentage gain varies by source and measurement window: Bitget's own Q1 2024 report cited an 80%+ Q1 gain and a 434% rise since the start of 2023; a December 2024 report cited a 430% rally within that month alone to a new all-time high near $8.49, while another source put the December 17 high at $3.96 (a reported 179% one-month gain at that point). None of the sources reviewed independently confirms a single, precise full-calendar-year 2024 percentage figure; a prior claim on this page that BGB gained 'over 1,000%' in 2024 is not clearly supported and should be treated as approximate at best -- figures in the roughly 400-900% range appear more consistently across available reporting, depending on start/end dates used. On copy trading, Bitget's own July 2025 monthly report stated copy-trading followers had grown to approximately 1.1 million, the most recent audited-style company figure identified; 2026 marketing and affiliate pages cite much larger figures (claims of 20 million+ registered copy-trading users), but these promotional figures are inconsistent with the company's own 2025 reporting and were not corroborated by an official Bitget disclosure in the sources reviewed. Separately, the claim that Bitget was 'the first centralized exchange' to launch derivatives copy trading in 2020 traces only to Bitget's own marketing materials; no independent, neutral source confirming that superlative was found, so it is treated here as an unverified company claim.","heading":"Platform Metrics: BGB Token Performance and Copy Trading Claims","sources":[{"url":"https://prnewswire.com/de/pressemitteilungen/bitget-q1-2024-bericht-volumen-steigt-um-uber-100-und-bgb-token-bricht-all-time-high-302115374.html","name":"PR Newswire/AAP: Bitget Q1 2024 Report","type":"official","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.itiger.com/news/2494339264","name":"iTiger: Bitget Token Forms New All-Time High, Marks 430% Rally in Four Weeks","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.aap.com.au/aapreleases/globenewswire1001122845/","name":"AAP/GlobeNewswire: Bitget's July Report Shows $461M Net Inflows and 100K New Copy Trading 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