
A deep-dive forensic analysis of the Bithumb BTC overpayment, why reconciliation breaks down, regulatory fallout, and a practical checklist exchanges and custodians can use to rebuild trust.

An alleged market-maker account compromise on Binance ignited a BROCCOLI rally that a trader converted into roughly $1M in profits. This article reconstructs the timeline, the technical weak points that enabled the exploit, and concrete controls exchanges, custodians, and counterparties should adopt.