Ruling party demands Bithumb clarify responsibility for 'ghost Bitcoin' incident

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party has called for a rigorous investigation into the recent incorrect Bitcoin payment incident at Bithumb to clarify its cause and determine responsibility, Dailyan reported. At a briefing on Feb. 7, party spokesperson Kim Ji-ho stated that the so-called 'ghost Bitcoin' incident is more than a simple input error. He argued that it clearly exposes structural flaws in the virtual asset exchange's internal control and ledger management systems. Kim emphasized that the issue cannot be taken lightly, as assets not actually held by the exchange were used in on-ledger transactions, causing price fluctuations and investor confusion.