Crypto Exchange to Reimburse Some Users After $40 Billion Error
Yahoo Finance·2026-02-07 11:45
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb, which mistakenly distributed more than $40 billion worth of Bitcoin on Friday, said it will reimburse customers who made losses when they sold their holdings in a panic during a brief but sharp selloff on its platform. Bithumb had intended to award 620,000 won ($424) to winners of a promotion, but an employee keyed in Bitcoin instead of the Korean currency, Yonhap News reported, citing people it didn’t identify. The error led to the distribution of 620,000 Bitcoin to ...