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South Korean police book Bithumb CEO as bribery suspect in lawmaker hiring probe: report
South Korean police have booked Lee Jae-won, CEO of crypto exchange Bithumb, as a suspect in a bribery case linked to a local politician. According to a Thursday report by Yonhap, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Public Crime Investigation Unit is investigating Lee and Bithumb on bribery-related allegations tied to the hiring of the son of Kim Byung-kee, an independent member of South Korea's National Assembly. Police reportedly obtained a statement from Kim's former aide that in November 2024, the South Korean lawmaker asked Lee to hire his second son at Bithumb. Kim's son was hired two months later and worked ... (full story)
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