bithumbAn official from .
The first name of the person, whose surname is Lee, was not disclosed due to legal reasons. leeThe name of the project allegedly bribing . Seoul Southern District Attorney’s Officeof Financial Investigation DivisionAs part of the investigation carried out by leeIt is also among the transferred information that some of his belongings and documents were confiscated.
Prosecutor’s Investigation Continues
Refusing to comment on the subject bithumbspokesperson Chosunconfirmed that the prosecution investigation is continuing.
With this, South Korea The second blow came to the crypto exchange industry in a few months. In February, a former Coinone official, surnamed Jeon, also Seoul Southern District Attorney’s Office was under investigation. Prosecutors, jeon‘Fame coinoneHe thinks he may have received hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for listing a few coins on his platform.
Legal experts have called for legal reform, stating that courts do not have the power to impose severe penalties in such cases.
Some experts, on the other hand, stated that the exchanges have a very wide area by determining which coins to list themselves. One lawyer among the experts stated that when it comes to trading securities, local providers have to get approval from regulatory authorities, but in the case of crypto exchanges, such an agency does not intervene.
Bithumb was raided in January as part of a price manipulation investigation.
