Bithumb Mistakenly Sends 620,000 Bitcoin ($40B) to Customer Accounts

On February 6, 2026, Bithumb mistakenly sent approximately 620,000 Bitcoin ($40 billion) to customer accounts due to a system configuration error during a promotional event, causing a temporary price crash on the exchange. Bithumb has since recovered nearly all the misplaced Bitcoin, stating the incident was an internal operational mistake, not a hack, and that customer assets remain secure.