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South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Bans Employees from Trading Bitcoin

3.7.2021
One of the largest South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, in terms of trade volume, Bithumb, has announced that employees are banned from trading bitcoin on the exchange platform. The company’s chief executive officer revealed the decision in a Bithumb newsletter focused on improving...

North Korean Hackers Threatened Bithumb Exchange With a $16M Ransom Amid the 2017 Data Breach, Says Report

7.4.2021
A new report commissioned by the U.S. secret services unveiled what happened behind the attack launched by North Korean hackers against a South Korean crypto exchange. The case is about a breach on June 29, 2017, which exposed data tied to over 30,000 customers stemming from Bithumb. Hackers...

Korean crypto exchange Bithumb toughens up its Anti-Money Laundering measures

9.3.2021
The operator of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has placed restrictions on trading accounts registered in jurisdictions that are deemed to be too lax in curbing money laundering

Crypto Exchange Bithumb: Beware Bogus Brokers Posing as Our Staff

15.2.2021
South Korea’s market-leading crypto exchange Bithumb said it will crack down on unscrupulous bogus brokers who pretend to be members of its staff and approach blockchain operators to discuss listing options for their tokens – before scamming them by demanding “listing fees.” Per Fn News, a growing...

South Korean Court Orders Bithumb to Compensate Users for an Accidental BTC Withdrawal Case in 2018

13.2.2021
A South Korean court ordered one of the biggest domestic crypto exchanges to compensate victims of an “accidental withdrawal” incident in 2018. Bithumb has been ordered to pay customers who withdrew their bitcoin funds to an unknown wallet. Funds Ended Up in a Wallet With an Unknown...

South Korean Gaming Giant Planning to Buy Crypto Exchange Bithumb for $460 Million

8.1.2021
Nexon, the South Korean multi-billion-dollar gaming conglomerate, is reportedly planning to buy a 65% stake in troubled crypto exchange Bithumb in a deal worth about 500 billion won ($460 million). ● According to local media reports, Nexon is to buy all the shares owned by Bithumb chairman...

Crypto Exchange Bithumb ‘Not Liable’ for Customer’s USD 401,000 Losses

28.9.2020
The Supreme Court of Korea. The South Korean market-leading crypto exchange Bithumb has won its legal struggle against an investor who accused it of negligence, claiming he lost USD 401,000 in cash after a 2017 data breach. Per news agency Yonhap, a man identified only as “Mr. A” for legal reasons...

Seoul Police Conduct Second Raid on Crypto Exchange Bithumb

8.9.2020
Police in Seoul, South Korea, have conducted a second raid in the space of just five days on Bithumb, the country’s market-leading crypto exchange. Per media network KBS, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s intelligence unit said that it had raided two offices belonging to Bithumb – including...

Seoul police reportedly investigating South Korea's largest crypto exchange Bithumb

2.9.2020
Another exchange in South Korea comes under the police spotlight

Police Raid South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb - Reports

2.9.2020
Police in South Korea are reportdely searching the headquarters of Bithumb, the nation’s biggest crypto exchange per trading volume as part of an investigation into fraud and embezzlement. Per Newsis and Seoul Shinmun, officers from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Intelligence Unit raided...

South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Hoping to Launch IPO

24.6.2020
The world of cryptocurrencies in South Korea could be set for a major shake-up with leading cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb hoping to launch an initial public offering (IPO). Per Money Today, Bithumb has already selected Samsung Securities as its host and has “begun work” on the IPO preparation...

Crypto Exchange Bithumb Takes Korean Tax Authority to Court Over $69 Million ‘Groundless’ Tax

17.1.2020
Bithumb, a major crypto exchange in South Korea, has taken the country’s tax authority to court over a “groundless” tax imposed on the exchange. Experts explain that currently there are no grounds to tax crypto transactions in South Korea and existing tax laws do not apply...

Major South Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Launches R&D Center

7.1.2020
Bithumb, a major South Korean crypto exchange, is launching its own R&D center for cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology

South Korea Imposes $69M Tax Obligation on Crypto Exchange Bithumb

30.12.2019
The National Tax Service of South Korea (NTS) has decided to withhold income tax from Bithumb’s foreign customers. The total tax to be imposed on their transactions amounts to more than 80 billion won (over $69 million), the leading Korean cryptocurrency exchange announced. Also read: Poles...