Embezzlement accusations have resulted in the arrest of the presumed true owner of Bithumb, South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange. Media outlets in his own country claim that Kang Jong-hyun was taken into custody on suspicion of embezzlement on February 2. Moreover, on January 25th, the Seoul Southern District Court issued
It has been reported that the South Korean National Tax Service (NTS) has launched a special tax inquiry against Bithumb Korea and Bithumb Holdings. To check on the cryptocurrency platform’s compliance with local taxes regulations. Both Kang Jong-hyeon (who is widely believed to be the exchange’s true owner) and his
On January 3, 2023, the 34th Division of the Criminal Agreement of the Seoul Central District Court acquitted Lee Jung-hoon, the former head of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb. During his trial, Jung-hoon faced charges of fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes. The
LTC brings out new privacy protocol updates. Exchanges worried over the new update. LTC may face the same fate as that of LUNA. Usually, a token gets an update to upgrade itself, specializing it more for the users. More the users and circulation, more will be the value of that
AML and Banking regulations are a threat to the Big 4 crypto exchange. More than 100 smaller exchanges are expected to close. Due to AML protocol, Banks are unhappy. Anti-money laundering(Aml) and banking regulations newly imposed by South Korea, causing tensions that have even left the big four domestic crypto
Bithumb, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, was reportedly raided for the third time, by Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Intelligent Crime Investigation Unit. Police reportedly seized a number of shares in Bithumb Holdings. Despite this, the holdings belongs to Bithumb Korea Director Kim Byung-Geon. In contrast, the seizure action
Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Intelligent Crime Investigation Unit raided Bithumb for the second time in connection to the BXA token fraud allegations against its Chairman. Bithumb is the largest crypto asset exchange in South Korea. It has over 8 million registered users. One million mobile app users and the current
Bithumb, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea. It reportedly raided by Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Intelligent Crime Investigation Unit, for a $25 million token sale on its platform. As per the report, the raid was connected to the Chairman of the Board at Bithumb Korea and Bithumb Holdings Lee
South Korea cryptocurrency exchange Coinbit seized by police for allegedly making false transactions to obtain 100 billion won ($84m). As per the report from Seoul Shinmun, South Korea’s oldest newspaper, police accused Coinbit Owner Choi Mo and other managers for handling multiple accounts, controlling cryptocurrency prices, and raising transaction volume.
