South Korea’s Bithumb Exchange Accidentally Sends $44 Billion in Bitcoin to Users

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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb mistakenly distributed approximately 620,000 bitcoins, worth around $44 billion, to 695 customers during a promotional event. The company quickly acted to restrict trading and withdrawals, claiming to have recovered 99.7% of the erroneously distributed cryptocurrency within 35 minutes of the incident. The exchange emphasized that the mistake was not caused […]

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