What caused Bithumb's Bitcoin payout error?

An input mistake swapped Korean won for BTC in a promo distribution — 620,000 units each, to 249 winners.

Will Bithumb recover the missing 7 Bitcoin?

High odds. South Korean courts classify it as unjust enrichment; provisional attachments freeze assets now.

FSC mandates ledger reconciliations every five minutes to catch errors fast — no more daily checks.

Picture this: a fat Bitcoin windfall lands in your wallet by mistake. Bithumb wants its 7 BTC back—through the courts now.

theAIcatchup Apr 09, 2026 3 min read

Bithumb recovered 99.7% of glitch but sues for remaining 7 BTC via provisional attachment. 𝕏
South Korean law classifies mistaken crypto as unjust enrichment—users must return it. 𝕏
FSC now requires 5-minute ledger reconciliations, exposing prior industry lapses. 𝕏

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Originally reported by Cointelegraph