Oops! South Korean crypto exchange accidentally hands out $40B in Bitcoin
The blunder at Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, briefly turned ordinary users into nine-figure Bitcoin holders.
Last updated: 2026-02-11 21:38:17 ET
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The blunder at Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, briefly turned ordinary users into nine-figure Bitcoin holders.
Bithumb has apologised for staff error that sent customers 620,000 bitcoins instead of 620,000 Korean won, equivalent to a few hundred US dollarsSouth...
The move triggered a sharp selloff on the Bithumb exchange. The company apologized for the mistake.
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