Hacker moves $83 million in stolen XRP from Bitget hack

Someone stole $83 million worth of XRP from the crypto exchange Bitget, and has now started moving it around. Unlike some other cryptocurrencies, XRP's creator company, Ripple, has no built-in way to freeze or claw back those coins, so the funds stay in the hacker's control unless they get tracked down some other way.

This is about a specific exchange getting hacked, not a flaw in XRP itself or a sign that your own holdings are at risk, but it's a reminder that exchanges are a common target for theft.

If you don't have funds on Bitget, there's nothing to do here. If you do, it's worth checking Bitget's official statements about which funds were affected and whether user balances are safe.