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Police summon Bithumb chairman for questioning over alleged fraud
18.9.2020
Police raids on the Bithumb offices are apparently not just FUD as more investigation reports come in
South Korean Police Seize Shares From Major Bithumb Shareholder
18.9.2020
South Korean police have seized shares in Bithumb, the country’s biggest crypto exchange. The shares belong to Bithumb Korea director and major shareholder Kim Byung-Geon. According to a local media report, the police raid – the third on the exchange this month – follows...
Police Summon Bithumb Chairman for Questioning on Suspicions of Fraud
18.9.2020
Police in South Korea have brought in the chairman of the nation’s leading crypto exchange Bithumb for questioning on suspicions of fraud and embezzlement.
Per news agency Yonhap news, an intelligence unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, has decided to question Lee Jung-hoon, 44,...
South Korean police seize Bithumb shares in third raid this month
16.9.2020
The plot thickens as Bithumb director’s shares are seized after he had applied for the seizure of the chairman's shares
South Korean police reportedly raid Bithumb for second time
8.9.2020
Bithumb has remained quiet despite the second police raid in the course of a week
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...
Crypto Exchanges Worried: Police Continue Bithumb Fraud Probe
3.9.2020
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Further details are emerging about the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s all-day raid on Bithumb, South Korea’s leading crypto exchange on suspicions of fraud and embezzlement.
A Seoul-based employee at a rival South Korean crypto exchange who asked not to be named...
Major South Korean Crypto Exchange Raided by Police in Alleged $25.2M Fraud Case
3.9.2020
South Korean police raided the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb on September 2 as part of an investigation of fraud allegedly committed by the organization’s main shareholder. With the recorded number of visitors to the platform touching 4.11 million between May...
Police Reportedly Raid Headquarters of Bithumb, South Korea’s Largest Exchange
2.9.2020
Crypto exchange Bithumb has reportedly been seized by police in Seoul on allegations that its chairman engaged in investment fraud
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...
Korean Police Seize Crypto Exchange Coinbit Over Allegations of $84 Million in Wash Trades
27.8.2020
Police in South Korea on Wednesday raided and seized the offices of Coinbit, the country’s third largest crypto exchange, over allegations it faked 99% of its trading volume. According to a report from Seoul News, local police took control of Coinbit’s headquarters in Gangnam as well...
Unconfiscatable? Using Bitcoin to Resist Police Extortion in Nigeria
26.8.2020
It's common in Nigeria for police officers to threaten and extort citizens for whatever money they can find. This man uses bitcoin as a hiding spot
Industry ‘Under Threat’ as South Korean Police Raid Crypto Exchange
26.8.2020
Police in South Korea have raided the offices of Coinbit, a South Korean crypto exchange, under suspicion of widespread market manipulation.
The exchange was set up in 2018 by gaming firm Axia, and has risen to become one of the most promising of the chasing pack of exchanges behind market leaders...
Wave of Bitcoin-Seeking Bomb Threats Sparks Probe By Austrian Police
25.8.2020
Police say that "numerous" companies got $20,000 bitcoin ultimatums in the mass SPAM campaign
Binance and Ukraine Capture Cyber Criminals Laundering $42M
18.8.2020
The world’s largest exchange keeps deepening its cooperation with law enforcement
3 People Arrested in Hong Kong for Cheating Bitcoin ATMs
16.8.2020
The authorities in Hong Kong have arrested three people in connection with robberies from six bitcoin ATMs after two cryptocurrency exchanges reported funds being illegally withdrawn from them. 6 Bitcoin ATMs Targeted The Hong Kong Police Force’s cybersecurity and technology crime bureau...
US DoJ Seizes Millions in Crypto Funds From Al-Qaeda and ISIS Networks
13.8.2020
Justice Department announces the largest ever seizure of terrorist-bound crypto assets today in Washington, DC
Australian Woman Jailed Two Years for Stealing $300,000 Worth of XRP
13.8.2020
An Australian hacker who stole 100,000 units of the XRP cryptocurrency has been sentenced to a maximum of two years and three months in jail, local media reported. Kathryn Nguyen hacked the crypto account of a 56-year old man in January 2018. Working with an accomplice, the 25-year-old Sydney woman...
German Authorities Confiscate $30 Million in Bitcoin From Pirate Movie Site
7.8.2020
German authorities, with the help of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have confiscated about $30 million in bitcoin from an operator of a pirate movie website. An unspecified amount of bitcoin cash was also seized. Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Seized The German state of Saxony’s...