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Bithumb

South Korean centralized cryptocurrency exchange operating under the Bithumb brand. In February 2026 it accidentally credited users with approximately 620,000 BTC through an internal promotional-payout and ledger error, temporarily restricted affected accounts, recovered most erroneous balances, and remained active under regulatory inspection.

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別名: Bithumb Korea, Bithumb Exchange

基本情報

期間
2014–—
Origin
South Korea
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-06-26

URL履歴

Original domain
bithumb.com
URL status
live_verified

Timeline

Bithumb accidentally credited users with massive BTC balances
2026-02-06othercritical

Bithumb mistakenly recorded approximately 620,000 BTC as promotional rewards in user accounts, a ledger/payout error widely reported as equivalent to tens of billions of U.S. dollars at the time.

Bithumb restricted affected accounts after the crediting error
2026-02-06withdrawal_suspendedhigh

Bithumb restricted affected users' trading and withdrawals within about 35 minutes of the erroneous crediting incident and later recovered the vast majority of the mistaken balances.

Bithumb incident prompted regulatory inspection
2026-02-08regulatory_actionhigh

South Korean regulators and authorities were reported to be inspecting Bithumb after the erroneous BTC crediting incident exposed internal-control and operational-risk concerns.