BlockBeats News, February 6, Korean exchange Bithumb issued a statement acknowledging that it mistakenly airdropped a large amount of Bitcoin to customers today, and customers subsequently sold it, causing a sharp drop in the Bitcoin price on the exchange.
Earlier, according to Dumpster DAO core member Definalist, Bithumb employees mistakenly distributed 2000 BTC instead of the intended 2000 Korean won as a reward, causing hundreds of users to unexpectedly receive this airdrop. As a result of this incident, the price of Bitcoin on the Bithumb platform dropped by 10% compared to other markets at one point.
