Gate.io Founder Dr. Han Responds to Online Rumor of "1.7 Million Theft Incident": Let Facts Address the Controversy

In response to the widely spread online "Gate stolen 1.7 million" incident, platform founder and CEO Dr. Han tweeted: "All the details of the incident are here. Some controversies will become clear after reading." Earlier, Gate’s official account had already released a full disclosure and review of the event. Earlier today, Gate issued an official announcement concluding that the viral "Gate stolen 1.7 million" news is not a systemic risk or website security issue, and currently guarantees the safety of all users’ assets and accounts. The incident has multiple suspicious points. The user previously completed facial live verification, provided three specified historical transaction records from 2019 as proof, and reset security settings via the original email verification code. All reset procedures were verified correctly through email code and fund password. Before processing the user’s five withdrawal requests, Gate conducted comprehensive identity verification including facial live verification, Google verification code, and fund password verification, all of which passed, before approving the withdrawals. The user subsequently reported the theft to Gate’s customer service. Gate confirms the above information is authentic and valid; all disclosed content is sourced from the platform’s complete backend operation data.