Group 1 - Bithumb, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, mistakenly issued over $40 billion worth of Bitcoin to users due to a clerical error, where a staff member misentered "Korean won" as "Bitcoin" [1][3] - The error resulted in 695 users receiving 620,000 Bitcoin instead of the intended 62,000 won (approximately $424), leading to immediate selling and cashing out by the recipients [1][3] - Bitcoin's price on Bithumb dropped sharply by 17%, from approximately 98.29 million won (about $67,188) to 81.10 million won (about $55,400) due to the panic selling [6] Group 2 - Bithumb identified the issue within 20 minutes and took measures to restrict trading and withdrawals for the affected accounts, recovering 99.7% of the mistakenly issued Bitcoin [3][6] - The CEO of Bithumb announced that customers who suffered losses during the panic selling would be compensated for their losses and receive an additional 10% bonus [6] - The estimated loss for customers was around 1 billion won, and Bithumb committed to using company assets to cover any shortfalls and restore customer account balances [6][7] Group 3 - The incident has raised concerns among South Korean financial regulators, who plan to review Bithumb's internal control systems and may conduct on-site inspections of the exchange and others in the industry [7] - The event highlights the vulnerabilities and risks associated with virtual assets, as noted by the Financial Services Commission of South Korea [6][7]
突发闪崩!币圈超级乌龙指,交易所误发62万枚比特币,价值超400亿美元!最新回应:已追回99.7%
Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2026-02-08 01:57