Several users of the BlockFi cryptocurrency loan service unexpectedly received gifts in bitcoins One of the users received more than $ 28 million.
According to the rules of the promotion, bonuses are paid “as a lump sum in the form of GUSD”. It looks like the BlockFi programmers got it wrong and some users got Bitcoin bonuses. One of them shared a screenshot with over 700 BTC credited, which at the current exchange rate is $ 28.5 million.
Bitcoins could even be withdrawn, but later such users received letters asking them to return them. For the return of erroneously accrued bitcoins, a reward was offered in the amount of $ 500 to $ 1000, and in case of refusal to return the service, the service threatened with a statement to law enforcement agencies.
Apparently, the BlockFi service is in a fever right now. The service section on the Reddit forum is filled with user complaints about the impossibility of trading and problems with withdrawing money. One of the users reported that the service representatives accused him of withdrawing mistakenly credited coins, although he only withdrawn his own USDC tokens.
In a statement, BlockFi representatives emphasized that “less than 100 users are affected by the bug.” In this case, the accrual of bonuses in bitcoins is called “erroneous crediting”.
In March, BlockFi suspended registrations for new users following a “racist and very evil” attack. The hacker registered about 1,000 accounts in the BlockFi application using real email addresses, and used racist and vulgar language in the “First name” and “Last name” fields.
