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Morning Edition · Tuesday, August 18, 2026Published at 1:51 AM EDT · New York
BitMart Founder Rejects Audit Calls as Users Report Blocked Withdrawals
Sheldon Lee says a hacked Chinese-language account produced the claims, while customers ask the exchange to publish wallets, assets and liabilities before its scheduled wind-down.
BitMart founder Sheldon Lee has dismissed as fabricated a set of claims that customers cannot withdraw funds and that some staff went unpaid in July, saying the exchange's Chinese-language account on X was hacked. Users are asking BitMart t…
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