🚨 BITMART WITHDRAWAL SHUTDOWN — NEW TESTIMONY FROM A FORMER EMPLOYEE I spoke with a former BitMart employee who described what, according to her, happened inside the company immediately before and after the July 26, 2026 wind-down announcement. Her testimony raises serious questions about when BitMart leadership learned about the shutdown, who controlled the company afterward, and why even BitMart employees reportedly could not withdraw their own funds. ‼️ WHAT HAPPENED According to the former employee: • Until July 24, employees continued working normally. Livestreams, listings and other activities were scheduled for the following week. Ordinary employees reportedly had no advance knowledge of the shutdown. • On July 24, she was unexpectedly instructed to hand over access to corporate social-media accounts by Sunday. She says weekend deadlines like this had never previously been imposed. • On July 26, employees discovered that their work access had been disabled and communication through Lark — BitMart's internal workplace messenger — was largely blocked. • Employees used an internal support channel to ask for help withdrawing their own funds from BitMart. According to her, there was no response at all, although this channel had previously operated 24/7. • About two days later, employees were told they would be removed from Lark and should contact BitMart by email. According to her, those emails received no response either. According to this testimony, even BitMart's own employees were unable to withdraw their funds after July 26. ⚠️ UNPAID SALARIES & SHELDON XIA The former employee says she was repeatedly promised payment by August 10. When it did not arrive, she says she was told that the payment had not received approval from Sheldon Xia. If confirmed by internal records, this raises questions about the level of financial control Sheldon Xia retained after July 26. 🔴 KEY PEOPLE & ROLES Sheldon Xia — Founder / Group President Key question: What control did he retain over payments, wallets and operations? Terrence Lee — Co-founder / CPO Publicly stated that he knew nothing about the shutdown and reportedly left on July 31, five days after the announcement. Chad Liang — BitMart US What responsibilities and information did he have? Claudia — Head of HR What information and instructions did HR receive from management? Pamela Grace Fernandez — Finance What role did she have in financial operations and payments? Effie Wang — Payroll Communications What role did she have in communications concerning outstanding payments? Ray & Sophia — Finance Leaders What authority and access did they have over financial operations? Chenkai Li — Management / Operations Reportedly requested corporate access from employees. Who instructed him and who received that access? Gavin — APY Strategy His alleged role involving unusually high-APY products should be examined. Tony — VIP Manager What did he know about withdrawal problems and communications with VIP clients? Nenter Chow — Global CEO Appointed Global CEO in April 2025, with responsibility for BitMart’s global operations and management. What did he know about the withdrawal problems and shutdown, and what authority did he have when the crisis developed? ❓ KEY QUESTIONS • When did senior management learn about the shutdown? • Who controlled BitMart's wallets and withdrawals after July 26? • Why were corporate accesses transferred immediately before the announcement? • Why couldn't even BitMart employees reportedly withdraw their own funds? • What happened to customer assets after withdrawals became restricted? • Where are the customer assets now? ⚠️ PRESERVE THE EVIDENCE Lark conversations, emails, HR/finance communications, internal screenshots, withdrawal histories, TXIDs, wallet addresses and blockchain records should be preserved and provided to lawyers, regulators and law-enforcement authorities.