[Bithumb Unable to Recover Misdistributed Bitcoin, Initiates Asset Preservation Procedures] Odaily Planet Daily News: South Korean exchange Bithumb has initiated asset seizure and preservation procedures for certain users after failing to recover some of the Bitcoin mistakenly distributed earlier. The incident occurred during the reward distribution period for a February event, where the platform originally planned to distribute a total of 620,000 Korean won in rewards to 249 users. However, due to an operational error, the rewards were distributed in 'Bitcoin' units instead. Although the platform reversed the operation within tens of minutes, some users had already completed transactions or transferred assets, resulting in approximately 12.3 billion Korean won worth of assets that could not be recovered. Subsequently, the platform contacted users individually, with most returning the funds, though some users have refused to comply.