{"id":710936,"date":"2026-02-08T11:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T08:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bithumb-claws-back-99-7-of-overpaid-bitcoin-covers-remaining-shortfall\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T11:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T08:40:13","slug":"bithumb-claws-back-99-7-of-overpaid-bitcoin-covers-remaining-shortfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bithumb-claws-back-99-7-of-overpaid-bitcoin-covers-remaining-shortfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Bithumb claws back 99.7% of overpaid Bitcoin, covers remaining shortfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzNiZjUtOGY4OC03Zjk1LWI4M2YtNmQ4ODU4YzQ2YjZmLmpwZw==.jpg\" alt=\"Bithumb claws back 99.7% of overpaid Bitcoin, covers remaining shortfall\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<p>Bithumb says it has reclaimed most of the excess BTC credited during a promotional error and used company funds to cover 1,788 Bitcoin that had already been sold.<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb says it has resolved an incident in which a promotional reward error credited certain user accounts with excess Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">In a Sunday statement, the exchange <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/feed.bithumb.com\/notice\/1651928\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed<\/a> it recovered 99.7% of the overpaid Bitcoin (BTC) on the same day the incident occurred. The remaining 0.3%, totaling 1,788 Bitcoin that had already been sold, was covered using company funds to ensure customer balances remained fully matched.<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">\u201cBithumb&#8217;s holdings of all virtual assets, including Bitcoin (BTC), are 100% equivalent to or exceeding user deposits,\u201d the exchange wrote. <\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb says it has resolved an incident in which a promotional reward error credited certain user accounts with excess Bitcoin. 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