FSS probes Bithumb after 2,000 BTC giveaway error totaling 60 trillion won
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service opened an on-site inspection of Bithumb after a promotion glitch credited 2,000 BTC to hundreds of users, triggering a brief price dislocation and trading curbs. Regulators are reviewing potential rule breaches, user-protection lapses, and recovery of assets, while the Korea Fair Trade Commission launched a separate inquiry into Bithumb's marketing practices.