Bitget has switched Bitcoin withdrawals back on. In a September 28 statement, the exchange said BTC withdrawals on the Bitcoin network restarted at 08:00 UTC that day, the first stage of a phased resumption following the security incident it identified on September 24. The source is Bitget's own post on X.
The company framed the restart as a controlled reopening rather than a full return to normal. Bitcoin came first; other assets and networks are being re-enabled in stages behind it.
Bitget's three central statements
Three statements sit at the center of the update. Bitget says the vulnerability behind the September 24 incident has been remediated. It says the incident remains contained, with no further unauthorized transfers found after containment. And it says user account balances were unaffected.
Those are the exchange's own words, and at this stage they are the only account of the internal work. The resumption followed what Bitget described as additional security work across its withdrawal infrastructure. For users, the practical signal is narrower than the reassurance: one withdrawal path, BTC on the Bitcoin network, is open again as of the stated time.
The gap between a schedule and a live rail
Bitget had already told users to expect a phased restart beginning September 28. This update confirms the plan actually executed on time, starting with Bitcoin. The distinction matters. A published timeline is a promise; a live withdrawal rail is a fact you can test with your own balance.
If you hold funds on Bitget, the safe read is to treat non-BTC assets and alternate networks as still queued until the exchange confirms each one. Phased means exactly that: coins and chains come back individually, not all at once. Trying to move an asset that has not been re-enabled will simply fail rather than resolve faster.
The direct connection to spending
The connection to spending is direct. A Bitget card draws on the balance you hold with Bitget as an exchange. When withdrawals and transfers freeze during an incident, the money that would fund card spending freezes with them. Restoring BTC withdrawals is the first step toward restoring that funding path, but only the first.
Cardholders who lean on an exchange balance for day-to-day spending should confirm their specific asset can actually move before counting on the card. Until an asset is re-enabled, a card tied to that balance can behave like a dead payment method at the worst possible moment.
This is also a clean illustration of the counterparty risk that comes with keeping a spending balance on any centralized platform. When the platform pauses, so does your access, regardless of whether your balance is technically intact. It is one of the reasons some spenders prefer cards that pull from a wallet you control, where an exchange outage does not sit between you and your funds.
Overview
Bitget restarted Bitcoin withdrawals at 08:00 UTC on September 28, opening the first stage of a phased resumption after the September 24 security incident. The exchange says the flaw is fixed, the incident is contained, and balances were not affected. Other assets and networks remain in the queue. For anyone funding spending through Bitget, the action item is simple: verify that the exact asset you rely on can withdraw before treating the account, or a card attached to it, as fully operational again.
