Crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoins to users
Reuters • 2/7/2026
Summary
No summary yet.
Advertisement
Cluster Activity
4
1
1
2026-02-072026-02-09
Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
56d
Age
5
Sources
from cluster
1344
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^1344/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^1344/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
Story Timeline
- 2026-02-07Crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoins to users (current)
- 2026-02-08
- 2026-02-09
AnalysisRisk 10
Source Reputation: Moderate trust (10/20 pts)
Consensus: Strong consensus: 5 independent sources
Age: 56 days - proven survivor
Same Story from 6 sources
86 customers sold bitcoins accidentally sent by Bithumb: authorities
The Korea Herald • 1+ months
How Bithumb error created 620,000 ‘ghost bitcoins’ on ledger
The Korea Herald • 1+ months
S Korean crypto firm accidentally pays out $40bn in bitcoin
BBC • 1+ months
South Korean Crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoins to users
The Hindu • 1+ months
South Korea’s Bithumb gives away over US$40 billion in a bit of a blunder
South China Morning Post • 1+ months
Breaking Similar stories
Trump sends crude surging as Iran speech fails to allay war concerns
South China Morning Post • 1 day ago
WhatsApp says Italian surveillance company tricked around 200 users into downloading spyware
The Hindu • 2 days ago
India news: Defense exports surge to over $4 billion
Deutsche Welle • 2 days ago
Trump speech sends oil higher, Asia stocks down
Nikkei Asia • 2 days ago
3 crypto employees arrested in S’pore, extradited to US to face charges over fraud schemes
The Straits Times • 2 days ago
The fight for mineral data in DRC: Belgian museum, US mining firm at odds over archive maps
France24 • Today
Chinese national arrested in multi-million rupees crypto currency scam in Nepal
The Hindu • Today
Microsoft drafts $10 billion investment plan in AI-hungry Japan
Japan Times • 1 day ago
Tai Po blaze hearing: property firm failed to identify, follow up on fire hazards
South China Morning Post • 1 day ago
US reinforcements are coming to the Gulf – but what does victory look like?
Al Jazeera • 1 day ago
Anti-Lindy Similar stories
Meta told to pay $375m for misleading users over child safety
BBC • 1 week ago
SpaceX reportedly set to launch IPO valuing firm at $1.75 trillion
France24 • 1 week ago
Live Updates: Trump Sends Mixed Signals on When Iran War Might End
The New York Times • 3 weeks ago
Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv prompt sirens, interceptor launches
Al Jazeera • 4 weeks ago
Trump says US 'knocking the crap' out of Iran
Middle East Eye • 1+ months
US hub in Iraq targeted overnight by Iranian drones, rockets
South China Morning Post • 1 week ago
Missiles fired by US, Israel hit two schools near Tehran: Iranian media
Al Jazeera • 4 weeks ago
Israel bombs Basij checkpoints in Tehran as US, Iran trade fire and jabs
Al Jazeera • 2 weeks ago
ICE officers will begin assisting TSA as shutdown frustrates travelers and screeners
AP News • 1 week ago
Base in Iraq hosting UK and US troops hit by Iranian drones
Middle East Eye • 3 weeks ago