Most expensive typo in crypto history? $44 billion sent by mistake
An unusual typo at South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb sent shockwaves through the digital asset market on Friday, February 6, after the firm accidentally distributed over $44 billion in Bitcoin to users.
Considered as one of the most expensive types of financial history, Bithumb initially announced the 2,000 Korean won (approximately $1.40) as giveaways to users who participated in a promotional event.
However, instead of Korean won, the system error distributed 2000 bitcoins to the lucky winners, worth roughly $140 million according to current prices.
Around 695 people received the bitcoins following the error.
The exchange…
