😱 Error of $2 Billion: How one tired employee crashed the rate $BTC
Have you ever made mistakes at work?
On February 7, 2026, during a marketing activity on the Bithumb exchange, a technical disaster occurred that will go down in history.
What happened? 📉
The exchange was conducting a regular "Random Box" raffle. 695 users won a consolation prize — 2,000 won (~$1.5). But a tired employee, while sending the funds, confused the currency and instead of won chose... Bitcoin.
Result: Instead of one and a half dollars, people received 2,000 BTC in each wallet. 💸
Panic and market crash
Users did not hesitate and began to massively "dump" the received bitcoins into the market to secure profits.
Sales volume: about $2 billion.
Rate: the price of BTC on the exchange instantly dropped by 20%.
Was it possible to save the money? 🛡️
The exchange reacted in 5 minutes and blocked the accounts.
99.7% of the funds were able to be returned.
0.3% — which is $290 million — someone still managed to withdraw in an unknown direction.
Question to the community: If you saw an extra 2,000 BTC in your balance, what would you do? Honestly return it or try to withdraw through mixers? 👇