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Bithumb seeks court seizures to recoup 7 BTC after promotion error that credited users with bitcoin

Bithumb has launched legal action and sought provisional seizures to recover 7 BTC remaining after a February promotion mistake that mistakenly credited users in bitcoin instead of won [2][1].

2h agoApr 9, 2026, 9:57 AMNewsroom AI

The error occurred on Feb. 6 when exchange staff mistakenly entered “BTC” instead of “KRW” for a promotion, resulting in roughly 620,000 bitcoin being credited to users — a mistake later valued at tens of billions of dollars — according to reporting on the incident [1] [2].

Bithumb has filed suits seeking to recover the remaining 7 BTC and has moved to seize assets from users who have not returned the funds, including requests for provisional seizures to freeze assets while courts consider the claims [3] [4].

Reports indicate the exchange is pursuing court-ordered seizures and other legal remedies as it seeks to recoup the misplaced bitcoin; no final court resolution has been reported at this time [1] [2] [4].

Legal proceedings and seizure requests are ongoing as Bithumb seeks recovery of the outstanding bitcoin related to the payout error [3] [1] [4].

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  1. 1
    Bithumb moves to seize assets over mistaken $8 million bitcoin dispute
    CoinDesk• Apr 9, 2026
  2. 2
    Bithumb Seeks Court Seizure of Assets to Recover Unreturned Bitcoin From $44B Blunder
    Bitcoin.com News• Apr 9, 2026
  3. 3
    Bithumb Files Suit to Recover 7 BTC After Payout Error
    Crypto Breaking News• Apr 9, 2026
  4. 4
    Bithumb seeks legal action over remaining Bitcoin after $42 billion payout error
    crypto.news• Apr 9, 2026

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