Tag: Bithumb
South Korean prosecutors request arrest warrant for Bithumb owner: Report
According to local news outlet Infomax, South Korean prosecutors requested an arrest warrant on Jan. 25 for Kang Jong-Hyun, chairman and owner of cryp [...]
Gemini, Bithumb, Nexo are fresh targets for regulation and prosecution
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission charged cryptocurrency lending firm Genesis Global Capital and crypto exchange Gemini with sellin [...]
Bithumb ordered to pay outage damages to investors by South Korean court
The ongoing saga of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb continues, this time with ruling from local courts.On Jan. 13 the South Korean Su [...]
Crypto Exchange Operator Bithumb Investigated by South Korean Tax Authorities: Report
Former Chairman of Bithumb Holdings was recently acquitted of fraud charges.
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South Korean regulators target Bithumb in new probe
The South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is under a “special tax investigation” by the country’s National Tax Service (NTS), according to [...]
Bithumb former chair Lee Jung-Hoon acquitted in the first instance
Lee Jung-hoon, the former chair of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, was found not guilty on Jan. 3 by the 34th Division of the Crimin [...]
Bithumb ex-chairman could face 8 years prison over alleged $70M fraud
The former chairman of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, Lee Jung-hoon, could face a possible maximum sentence of eight years in priso [...]
Crypto Exchange Bybit Spends $3.8M on Bithumb Shareholder T-Scientific’s Convertible Debt
Singapore-based Bybit bought almost a third of the 16 billion won of convertible debt T-Scientific issued at the end of last month. T-Scientific (0576 [...]
Singapore court rules in favor of Bithumb founder in acquisition case
The court drama behind the acquisition of South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has been going on for several years, but in an unexpected development, [...]
FTX in Discussions to Buy South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb: Report
Bithumb’s parent company is considering both an outright sale or entering into joint ownership.
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South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Will Block Unregistered Wallets
Bithumb, one of South Korea's largest crypto exchange by trading volume, will stop accepting wallet addresses that haven't been properly registered wi [...]
Bithumb to block crypto withdrawals to unverified private wallets
Starting on Jan. 27, the South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb will not allow users to withdraw their crypto assets to unverified private wallets.On Ja [...]
South Korean Bithumb Exchange to Set Foot in the NFT Marketplace
Amid the growing global interest around Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges Bithumb is planning to launch [...]
Korean Bithumb exchange to launch NFT marketplace
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb is developing an NFT marketplace with “a large company” thought to be LG CNS, a subsidiary of LG Corporation. Bit [...]

Bithumb crypto trade reportedly bans foreigners with out cell KYC
South Korean crypto trade Bithumb has reportedly introduced a ban on foreigners who haven't accomplished phone-based Know Your Buyer (KYC) verifica [...]