A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange apologises after mistakenly transferring more than $60 billion worth of bitcoin to users, which briefly prompted a sell-off on the platform.
A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange has apologised after mistakenly transferring more than $60 billion worth of bitcoin to users, which briefly prompted a sell-off on the platform.
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A system error at Bithumb sent 620,000 Bitcoin worth about $40B to hundreds of users during a promotion, briefly disrupting prices and drawing scrutiny.
On 6 February 2026, a routine promotional payout went wrong at South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, when a system configuration error credited users with large Bitcoin balances instead of th… [+3478 chars]
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Only 0.3% of cryptocurrency exchange transaction clients got rich as a result of a major error.
When we text about currencies in everyday life, we use signs to make things shorter. When it comes to monetary transactions, banks tend to use acronyms such as USD, EUR, CAD, or GEL. While banks must… [+2399 chars]
Korean exchange Bithumb has cleared the air over an internal error that credited certain user wallets with a “concerning” amount of BTC. Notably, this mishap resulted in significant price volatility on the exchange, drawing attention from observing crypto ent…
Korean exchange Bithumb has cleared the air over an internal error that credited certain user wallets with a concerning amount of BTC. Notably, this mishap resulted in significant price volatility on… [+2647 chars]
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A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange apologised on Saturday after mistakenly transferring more than $40 billion worth of bitcoin to users, which briefly prompted a selloff on the platform.
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The move triggered a sharp selloff on the Bithumb exchange. The company apologized for the mistake.
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on… [+1440 chars]
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The platform stressed that the incident was “unrelated to external hacking or security breaches”.
A SOUTH KOREAN cryptocurrency exchange has apologised after mistakenly transferring more than 33.8 billion worth of bitcoin to users, which briefly prompted a selloff on the platform.
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb apologised after it mistakenly transferred over $40 billion worth of bitcoins to users as part of a promotion event. Almost all tokens have been recovered and the platform said it would use its own assets to cover …
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has apologised after it mistakenly transferred over $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as part of a promotion event, AFP reported on 7 February.
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb mistakenly transferred over $40 billion worth of bitcoin to users during a promotional event. The exchange quickly blocked trading and withdrawals for affected users, recovering nearly all the misplaced funds. Bith…
A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange apologised on Saturday after mistakenly transferring more than $40 billion worth of bitcoin to users, which briefly prompted a selloff on the platform.Bithumb s… [+1349 chars]
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange.
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on… [+991 chars]
SEOUL, Feb 7 : South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange.Bithumb apologised for the mist…
SEOUL, Feb 7 : South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a s… [+1024 chars]
Bithumb had planned to distribute small cash rewards of 2,000 Korean won (US$1.37) to each user as part of a promotional event, but winners received at least 2,000 bitcoins each instead.
SEOUL: South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday (Feb 7) it had accidentally given away more than US$40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a… [+1029 chars]