On Feb. 6, staff mistakenly entered "BTC" instead of "KRW" in a promotion, crediting roughly 620,000 bitcoin worth over $40 billion. Bithumb asked a court to freeze assets tied to seven bitcoin not returned after a February payout error, where users kept mistaken funds. On Feb. 6, staff mistakenly entered "BTC" instead of "KRW" in a promotion, crediting roughly 620,000 bitcoin worth over $40 billion. Users sold about 1,788 BTC before assets were frozen. Bithumb recovered most coins, but about 1…
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