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South Korea crypto exchange Bithumb hit with suspension, CEO faces disciplinary action
South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit has sent the cryptocurrency exchange a notice of a six-month, partial suspension for violating anti-money laundering obligations, according to a local report published Monday. The company's CEO faces disciplinary action, also according to the report. Bithumb is one of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. The move comes almost exactly a month after South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service launched a full-scale investigation into Bithumb after the exchange mistakenly sent 620,000 BTC to hundreds of users, exposing weaknesses in its internal controls and risk ... (full story)
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