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Bithumb claws back 99.7% of overpaid Bitcoin, covers remaining shortfall

  • Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas--Cointelegraph
  • published date: 2026-02-08 07:46:04 UTC

Bithumb says it has reclaimed most of the excess BTC credited during a promotional error and used company funds to cover 1,788 Bitcoin that had already been sold.

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb says it has resolved an incident in which a promotional reward error credited certain user accounts with excess Bitcoin. In a Sunday statement, the excha… [+2776 chars]