BitMart Weighs Partial Restart and Creditor Payouts Weeks After Shutdown

Crypto exchange BitMart is considering a restructuring that could combine distributions to creditors with a phased restart of some operations, less than four weeks after saying it would shut down, CoinDesk reported.

The proposed plan

“The potential plan may include the phased resumption of certain operations in an orderly manner alongside distributions to creditors,” BitMart said in an announcement. The exchange has hired White & Case as restructuring counsel and expects to provide a detailed roadmap by Sept. 9. The reference to creditors marks a change in tone from its July 26 closure notice, which cited only operating conditions, the market environment and future strategy, without giving a specific reason for the shutdown.

Background to the shutdown

After nine years in operation, BitMart halted new registrations, deposits and trading orders and moved futures accounts into reduce-only mode. It set Aug. 26 as the deadline for all trading to end and planned to terminate platform operations on Jan. 31, 2027, while keeping withdrawals available under additional compliance checks. The shutdown announcement sent its BMX token down about 58% over 24 hours, extending its year-to-date decline to 83%.

What comes next

Details of which operations might restart and how creditor distributions would work have not been disclosed, and the phased resumption remains a proposal rather than a confirmed plan. The roadmap expected by Sept. 9 should clarify the path forward for users with funds still on the platform, including how and when distributions might be made. Until then, withdrawals continue under the compliance checks BitMart put in place when it announced the closure.

What users should watch

For customers still holding assets on the exchange, the key dates remain Aug. 26, when all trading is due to end, and Jan. 31, 2027, when platform operations are scheduled to terminate. The appointment of White & Case and the explicit reference to creditor distributions suggest the exchange is now planning a formal wind-down rather than an abrupt closure, though nothing is guaranteed until the roadmap lands. BitMart has not said which products could return or how customer balances would be prioritized in any distribution.

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