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User Is Accidentally Charged $2.6 Million Transaction Fee

Emily Mason

Summary: Earlier on Wednesday, June 10 a user paid 10,668 Ethers in gas to move $134 worth of Ether from one wallet to another, as reported by Cointelegraph. Bithumb confirmed today that the recipient address is a client of theirs. The transactional 0.55 Ether was moved into the exchange's cold wallet. Sparkpool — the miner that worked ...

Earlier on Wednesday, June 10 a user paid 10,668 Ethers in gas to move $134 worth of Ether from one wallet to another, as reported by Cointelegraph.

Bithumb confirmed today that the recipient address is a client of theirs. The transactional 0.55 Ether was moved into the exchange's cold wallet.

Sparkpool  the miner that worked on the transaction's block  has frozen until further notice.

While many assume the overcharge is a simple mistake, one spokesperson for Coinfirm said this could be part of a plan to launder money.

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