Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 weeks ago
Bithumb has announced new Investment Warning designations for SANTOS, PORTO, and LAZIO tokens due to low liquidity and manipulation risks. (Read More)
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 1 month ago
Bithumb, a leading virtual asset platform, has announced the addition of Civic (CVC) and HUNT tokens to its Korean Won trading market. (Read More)
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 1 month ago
Bithumb, following the decision of the Digital Asset Exchange Joint Consultative Body (DAXA), will terminate trading support for Orbit Chain (ORC) to protect investors. The schedule for trading and withdrawal has been announced. (Read More)
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 months ago
Bithumb designates Velo Protocol's VELO a cautionary cryptocurrency over transparency concerns, halting deposits starting 2/22. Bithumb to reevaluate status in March. (Read More)
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 2 months ago
Bithumb Korea, the operator of
South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, faces a setback
as it fails to secure a deal with major local lender KB Kookmin Bank for the
issuance of real-name accounts, potentially hindering its effort...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 3 months ago
Lee Jung-Hoon, former chairman of Bithumb, has been acquitted in a $100 million fraud case related to the non-listing of the BXA token, highlighting challenges in crypto industry legal cases. (Read More)
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 months ago
In the last 100 days, South Korea’s crypto trading activity has experienced a significant upswing. The country’s leading crypto exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, recorded their highest trading volumes in the initial week of January 2024. De...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 5 months ago
Former Bithumb Chairman Lee Jeong-hoon faces fraud charges over botched deal with BK Group Chairman Kim Byung-gun, awaiting an 8-year sentence, impacting governance and crypto industry regulatory landscape. (Read More)
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 months ago
According to prosecutors, Lee Jeong-hoon intended to revamp Bithumb’s governance to gain from exchange coins, circumventing financial regulations. Lee Jeong-hoon, the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 months ago
In a recent development, South Korean prosecutors have requested an eight-year prison sentence for Lee Jung-hoon, the former chairman of the board of directors of Bithumb, the country’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange.
The charges again...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 5 months ago
Lee Jeong-hoon, former Bithumb Chairman, faces an eight-year prison term.
Prosecutors assert Lee misled Kim about joint Bithumb management, BXA Coin listing, and restructuring to evade financial regulations.
The January 18, 2024, appeal verdict hold...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 5 months ago
Bithumb, the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, is actively preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) on the KOSDAQ market, the country’s version of the NASDAQ in the United States, local news outlet Edaily reported on...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 5 months ago
Bithumb aims to be the first crypto-related company listed on KOSDAQ.
Bithumb has selected Samsung Securities as the underwriter for its strategic move into traditional financial markets.
Former Chairman Lee Jeong-hoon has made a comeback, boosting...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 5 months ago
South Korea’s Bithumb is preparing to become the first cryptocurrency exchange in the country to be a publicly listed company, according to multiple local media reports. Interestingly, the listing aims not to raise funds but to enhance market trust i...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 months ago
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb hasn’t confirmed the planned IPO but told local media it recently selected an underwriter. Crypto exchange Bithumb plans to become...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 months ago
Local reports suggest that Bithumb, a prominent crypto exchange in South Korea, is contemplating a public listing in 2025. Insider information indicates that Bithumb is considering a debut on Kosdaq and might transition to the Korea Exchange (KOSPI)...
Bitcoin News / Google News Bitcoin - 7 months ago
Bithumb facilitates fifth largest Bitcoin exodus of 2023, signaling potential shift in investor strategy& & CryptoSlate
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 8 months ago
Bithumb Korea reported a Q2 operational loss of KRW 3.442 billion in 2023, down from a KRW 38.42 billion profit last year. The decline is attributed to reduced crypto trading volumes and fee income. The exchange is now offering no-fee events to boost...
Bitcoin News / Google News Bitcoin - 10 months ago
XRP Surpasses Bitcoin As the Most Traded Crypto Asset in Korean Crypto Exchanges Upbit and Bithumb& & ZyCrypto
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 11 months ago
South Korean prosecutors have raided two of the country’s largest coin trading platforms within an investigation into the crypto investments of a politician. They seized materials from Upbit and Bithumb amid suspicions of wrongdoing related to the la...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 11 months ago
The raids came as a local lawmaker stepped down from politics amid accusations of allegedly selling millions in cryptocurrency before new laws were enforced. Prosecut...
Cryptocoins News / Finance Magnates - 11 months ago
In an ongoing investigation
into the cryptocurrency holdings of independent lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk, South
Korean prosecutors conducted raids on two local cryptocurrency exchanges on
Monday, according to officials. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutor...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
According to local media reports, the owner of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, was arrested in the country on Thursday on accusations of alleged embezzlement and stock manipulation.
Kang Jong-hyun, the de facto proprieto...