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Bithumb confirms reward payout error after abnormal Bitcoin trades

  • Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar--Cointelegraph
  • published date: 2026-02-06 20:02:03 UTC

Bithumb said an internal payout error led to abnormal Bitcoin trading during a promotional event, triggering brief price dislocations before internal controls stabilized the market.

Bithumb said it identified and corrected an internal payout error after an abnormal amount of Bitcoin was credited to some user accounts during a promotional event, briefly causing sharp price fluctu… [+2685 chars]