Bithumb Issues Apology Letter Regarding "Mistakenly Distributing 2,000 Bitcoin Airdrop": Incident Unrelated to External Hacking or Security Vulnerabilities

Odaily News Bithumb has issued an apology letter regarding the "mistaken distribution of a 2,000 Bitcoin airdrop." The letter states: Bithumb immediately identified the abnormal transaction through its internal control system during the confusion that arose in the payment process of this event, which caused inconvenience to customers. It swiftly restricted trading on the relevant accounts, and market prices returned to normal levels within 5 minutes, preventing on-chain liquidations due to abnormal Bitcoin prices. This incident is unrelated to any external hacking or security vulnerabilities and will not cause any issues for system security or customer asset management. No customer assets were lost or damaged in this event. Bithumb will transparently share all follow-up actions and take full responsibility to ensure that not a single customer is harmed.