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• Bitget rebuilt its Protection Fund to $309M after a $387M hack, but the fund is voluntary, unregulated, and fully controlled by the exchange.

• NEAR Intents blocked $50M in laundering attempts, but stolen funds shielded inside Zcash’s privacy pools effectively disappear from blockchain trackers.

• September 2026 crypto losses hit $766M across platforms, and exchange custody means the platform holds your private keys, not you.

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