What caused Bithumb's $43 billion Bitcoin error?

A trading system glitch during a February promo distributed 620,000 BTC to users by mistake.

Will Bithumb recover the holdout Bitcoin through courts?

Provisional seizures target 7 BTC; approval sets recovery precedent under unjust enrichment laws.

FSC mandates five-minute balance reconciliations for all platforms to catch errors fast.

Imagine $43 billion in Bitcoin landing in random wallets by mistake. Bithumb recovered most — but now it's suing for the stubborn scraps.

theAIcatchup Apr 09, 2026 3 min read

Bithumb recovered 99.7% of $43B in mistakenly distributed BTC but sues for remaining 7 BTC. 𝕏
South Korea now requires 5-minute balance checks on all crypto exchanges post-glitch. 𝕏
Court rulings could establish legal precedents for recovering erroneous crypto distributions. 𝕏

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Originally reported by Decrypt