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South Korean Crypto Exchange Accidentally Gave Away $95 Billion in Bitcoin

  • Sander Lutz--Decrypt
  • published date: 2026-02-06 17:46:18 UTC

The error was quickly corrected, but not before Bithumb users sold off billions in Bitcoin, temporarily crashing its listed price.

In brief <ul><li>South Korean exchange Bithumb mistakenly credited users with 2,000 BTC each instead of a tiny cash reward.</li><li>The error was corrected within five minutes, but not before users … [+2408 chars]