The largest trading exchange in history? A slip of the hand sent out 44 billion!
Today there was a news story in the cryptocurrency world that was so outrageous it made me double-check if today was April 1st! 😂
South Korea's leading exchange Bithumb created an epic "mistaken transaction": they originally intended to send users a small bonus in Korean won (around a few dozen to a few hundred RMB), but due to a slip of the hand, they selected Bitcoin as the currency unit!
This slip was significant, directly sending users 620,000 Bitcoins, which, based on the price at the time, was worth over 44 billion dollars! Goodness, this isn’t just sending a bonus; it’s like handing users a mountain of gold!
What followed was quite a spectacle:
1. The price plummeted instantly: The price of Bitcoin on the exchange dropped to $55,000, far below the market price.
2. Emergency debt recovery: The exchange quickly froze accounts and announced that it had recovered 99.7% of the mistakenly sent assets. Imagine the feelings of those users who suddenly saw billions in their accounts, and before they could even rejoice, it was all taken back...
3. Regulators rushed in: South Korea's financial regulatory agency has sent an inspection team to investigate.
4. The CEO apologized and compensated: They promised to compensate users for all losses caused by panic selling and to add an extra 10% as compensation.
This incident has given us a big wake-up call: $ETH $PTB
1. Exchange risk control is crucial: Even the top exchanges can trigger a tsunami with a simple operational mistake. When choosing a platform, technical security and risk control capabilities are vital.
2. Be cautious of suddenly falling pies: In the crypto world, suddenly receiving unknown large assets may not be a good thing; it could involve mistakes or dirty money.
3. The industry still needs regulation: Such extreme events will trigger stricter regulatory scrutiny, pushing the industry towards a more professional and stable direction.
Of course, this has also become the best joke in the crypto world today: "The highest cost of a slip of the hand," "Waking up to a fortune of billions, only to fall asleep and lose it all"...
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