South Korean crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoins to users

SEOUL, Feb 7 (Reuters) - South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 ​billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering ‌a sharp selloff on the exchange. Bithumb apologised for the mistake, which took place ‌on Friday, and said it had recovered 99.7% of the 620,000 bitcoins, worth about $44 billion at current prices. It had restricted trading and withdrawals for the 695 affected customers within 35 minutes of the ⁠erron ...