PANews reported on February 6th that, according to an official announcement, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb issued an apology letter regarding the "accidental airdrop of 2,000 Bitcoins." The letter stated: "The confusion during the payment process caused inconvenience to our customers. Bithumb immediately identified the abnormal transaction through its internal control system and quickly restricted trading in the relevant accounts. The market price returned to normal within 5 minutes, preventing on-chain liquidation due to abnormal Bitcoin prices. This incident is unrelated to any external hacking or security vulnerabilities and will not cause any problems with system security or customer asset management. No loss or damage to customer assets has been incurred. We will share all follow-up actions transparently and take full responsibility to ensure that no customer has been harmed."

Previously, it was reported that a Bithumb employee's airdrop error resulted in the wrong distribution of 2,000 BTC, causing the price of BTC on the platform to plummet by 10% compared to other markets .