Bithumb’s Owner Arrested on Charges of Price Manipulation (Report)

South Korean law enforcement agents have reportedly arrested Kang Jong-hyun – the owner of the leading cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb.  Prosecutors claim he had manipulated stock prices and embezzled...

Bithumb’s “Real” Owner Faces Arrest Warrant on Embezzlement Charges

Multiple executives at the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb are now beleaguered by charges of embezzlement and market manipulation, according to the South Korean financial outlet InfoMax. ...

Bithumb’s Former Chairman Found Not Guilty by Seoul Court

When Terraform Labs and its associated tokens collapsed, Bithumb was one of the exchanges that were raided by the authorities in the search for evidence that could help the investigation. Bithumb’s fo...

Bithumb’s Owner Found not Guilty on Charges of Fraud (Report)

The Seoul Central District Court reportedly ruled that the owner and former Chairman of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange – Lee Jung-hoon – has not defrauded Kim Byung-gun for 112 billion won (...

The Block: Bithumb’s former chair Lee Jung-Hoon found not guilty: Korea Economic Daily

The former chair of the South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb, Lee Jung-Hoon, was reportedly found not guilty by the Seoul Central District Court’s 34th Division of the Criminal Agreement. ...

Suicide Committed by Vice President of Bithumb’s Largest Shareholder, Here’s What Happened

Yuri Molchan Top executive of company closely linked to Bithumb exchange, which is Bithumb’s biggest shareholder, was found dead near his house According to multiple sources, the body of a Mr. P...

Bithumb’s largest shareholder executive found dead following allegations of embezzlement

Mr. Park Mo, the vice president of Vidente, the largest shareholder of South Korean Cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb,was reportedly found dead in front of his home at 4 am, on the morning of Dec. 30.  ...