Group 1 - The incident at Bithumb, South Korea's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, involved a promotional event where a clerical error led to the distribution of 62 million Korean Won (approximately 2879 RMB) being mistakenly issued as 62 million Bitcoin, valued at over 44 billion USD at the time [1][2] - The error caused Bitcoin prices to plummet by 17%, dropping from 67,000 USD to 55,000 USD, triggering panic selling across the market [2] - Bithumb acted quickly to lock the affected accounts within 35 minutes, recovering 99.7% of the erroneously distributed Bitcoin, with only 125 Bitcoin (approximately 8.62 million USD) remaining unrecovered [2] Group 2 - The exchange offered full compensation plus an additional 10% to users who sold their Bitcoin at lower prices due to the incident, and provided 20,000 Korean Won as consolation to all users who logged in during the promotional period [2] - The event highlighted vulnerabilities in the risk management systems of cryptocurrency exchanges, prompting immediate regulatory intervention from South Korean authorities to conduct thorough inspections of internal controls within the industry [2]
手滑封神！韩国交易所错发 62 万枚比特币，币圈当场吓崩了
程序员的那些事·2026-02-08 07:34