BitMart faces insolvency claim over frozen withdrawals
BitMart is facing a new insolvency allegation after an OpenGradient co-founder said his market-making team could no longer withdraw funds locked on the exchange. Market maker questions BitMarts solvency Matthew, a co-founder of decentralized AI network OpenGradient, said his market-making team has funds trapped on BitMart and questioned whether the exchange remains solvent. According to Matthew, the team cannot withdraw its assets from the centralized trading platform. He also alleged that BitMart continued encouraging token holders to lock funds on the exchange about one week before halting the related services. our MM has our balances stuck on @BitMartExchange that we cant get out cuz theyre insolvent. also insane that they were asking token holders to lock tokens on their exchange literally 1 week before they shut down. it was always just a play for liquidity. https://t.co/NzHd1PM0M1 pic.twitter.com/HtRm3VpFFq — Matthew (∇, ∇) (@0xDeltaHedged) August 10, 2026 Matthew described the timing as “shocking” and claimed the lockup campaign may have been intended to bring additional liquidity onto the platform. BitMart had not issued a direct response to his allegations at the time of writing. The claims have not been independently verified, and Matthew did not disclose the value or type of assets held by the market maker. There is currently no