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Canadian crypto exchange Coinberry, part of Kevin O\u2019Leary\u2019s Wonderfi, has sued 50 customers for the return of the bitcoin they obtained without paying during a software glitch. \u201cCoinberry contacted all of the said 546 affected registered users by email and demanded the return of the misappropriated bitcoins,\u201d the lawsuit details.<\/strong><\/p>\n Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinberry has reportedly<\/a> sued its customers who took advantage of its software glitch and obtained bitcoin without paying.<\/p>\n Coinberry, a regulated crypto trading platform, is owned by Vancouver-based Wonderfi Technologies Inc., a company backed by Shark Tank star Kevin O\u2019Leary.<\/p>\n The lawsuit, filed in Ontario in June, explains that during a software upgrade in 2020, Coinberry accidentally let users buy BTC<\/a> with Canadian dollars that had not properly transferred to their accounts.<\/p>\n The exchange detailed that during the software glitch, customers could initiate an Interac e-transfer, get the amount credited to their Coinberry accounts, buy BTC<\/a>, transfer the coins out, and cancel the original e-transfer. By doing so, they retained their funds while getting bitcoin for free.<\/p>\n According to Coinberry, 546 users were able to acquire a total of about 120 bitcoins altogether without paying for them before the software issue was fixed. The lawsuit states:<\/p>\n Coinberry contacted all of the said 546 affected registered users by email and demanded return of the misappropriated bitcoins.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cCoinberry was able to secure the return of approximately 37 of the misappropriated bitcoins from 270 of the affected registered users,\u201d the lawsuit continues.<\/p>\n Some customers transferred their ill-gotten bitcoin to Binance, the Canadian exchange further noted, adding: \u201cCoinberry also immediately contacted Binance.\u201d The lawsuit detailed:<\/p>\n Binance acknowledged that it had identified a quantity of the misappropriated BTC<\/a> and undertook to restrict any access to the accounts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Canadian crypto trading platform said it has yet to recoup two-thirds of the lost BTC<\/a> from hundreds of customers.<\/p>\n The lawsuit seeks the return of 63 bitcoins from 50 customers, including 9.48 BTC<\/a> that were transferred to Binance. Coinberry said its list of misappropriated bitcoins provided in the lawsuit does not include people who have taken and not yet returned amounts under $5,000, as valued in May 2020.<\/p>\n The company further noted that the largest amount misappropriated and not returned was $385,722.31 by two accounts under the names Jordan Steifuk and Connor Heffernan, which the Canadian crypto exchange said are actually the same person.<\/p>\n Do you think customers should give Coinberry back the BTC<\/a> they took for free during the software glitch? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nCoinberry Sues Users to Get Bitcoin Back<\/h2>\n
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