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South korea probes bithumb after mistaken bitcoin credit; regulators warn on restitution
Bithumb is under investigation by South Korean authorities after an internal error led to an unintended Bitcoin credit to users, described by Cointelegraph as a $43B “phantom” payout involving 620,000 BTC.
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- Cointelegraph — South Korea probes Bithumb after $43B ‘phantom’ Bitcoin payoutcointelegraph.com
- DL News — Regulator vows to sue Bithumb users holding ‘unjust‘ Bitcoin after $40bn blunderdlnews.com
- Reddit r/Bitcoin — community discussion of the Bithumb error (via Reddit)Reddit r/Bitcoin — community discussion of the Bithumb error (via Reddit)