Korean Crypto Exchange Accidentally Gives Away $40bn in Bitcoin, Triggers Brief Market Chaos
2026-02-09
Bithumb mistakenly credited a whole lot of customers with $40 billion in “phantom” Bitcoin after an worker entered “BTC” as a substitute of “KRW” for a $1.40 reward. The error precipitated a 16% flash crash on the trade as customers rushed to promote, although 99.7% of the funds had beenContinue Reading