🚨 BREAKING CRYPTO NEWS
💸 Crypto Exchange Accidentally Sends Billions in Bitcoin!
South Korea’s leading crypto exchange Bithumb made a shocking mistake during a promotional event.
🔹 Customers were supposed to receive a small cash reward
🔹 Due to a system error, around 2,000 BTC was mistakenly credited per account
🔹 The total value of the erroneous transfer was approximately $40 billion USD 😱
⏱️ Within just 35 minutes,
👉 Trading and withdrawals were temporarily suspended for 695 users to prevent further losses.
📢 Official Statement from Bithumb:
“We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to customers due to confusion during the distribution of promotional rewards.”
✅ Key Update:
99.7% of the mistakenly sent Bitcoin was successfully recovered
A small portion was withdrawn immediately by a few users
The remaining loss will be covered entirely by Bithumb’s own funds
⚠️ This incident highlights one critical lesson:
In crypto, even a small system error can become a billion-dollar event.
