🚨 Bithumb's Epic Fat-Finger Fail: $130M+ "Free" BTC Airdrop Turns Into Instant Chaos! 🚨

February 6, 2026 — South Korea's giant exchange Bithumb was running a simple "Random Box" promo. Reward? A tiny 2,000 KRW (~$1.50) cash bonus for lucky users.

Instead, a staff typo swapped the unit to BTC. Boom—hundreds of accounts suddenly showed 2,000 Bitcoin each (total phantom supply ~2,000 BTC, valued at $130–140M).

Users saw the windfall and hit SELL instantly. Result? BTC/KRW on Bithumb tanked 10–20% in minutes, dipping as low as ~$55,000 while global BTC held steady around $65K–70K. Classic local flash crash!

Key facts:

- Pure internal ledger glitch—no on-chain BTC moved.

- Exchange froze accounts, reversed balances, and confirmed no real loss/risk to user funds.

- Not a hack, just human error in 2026... still happening.

Moral of the story: Even top exchanges can have nightmare typos. Always double-check your inputs, folks! 😅

What would YOU do if your balance randomly jumped by eight figures? Instant sell or wait for the rollback? Drop your thoughts below 👇

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