Rumors of Thousands of Bitcoin Spark Concern Around Bithumb

[mendez]

Bithumb has not disclosed how much Bitcoin was involved in its payout mistake — but users on X claim some accounts were briefly credited with around 2,000 BTC.

The exchange says the issue was quickly contained, prevented any cascading liquidations, and had nothing to do with a security breach.
Still, the incident adds to ongoing scrutiny of centralized exchanges and their internal controls, especially during high-volume events.

Transparency around follow-up measures will be closely watched.

[AIcash]

imagine logging in and seeing 2,000 btc, knowing it’s not yours, and still hitting sell