South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday (Feb 7) it had accidentally given away more than US$40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange.<br /><br />Bithumb said it had rectified the blunder and the expected customer loss was approximately KRW 1 billion as of 4pm on Feb 7.<br /><br />It also promised to compensate the customers for any additional losses that may arise.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline<br />
