Bithumb

Upbit, Bithumb revenues plummet; Polymarket banned

Upbit parent company Dunamu reported a 49% drop in first-half operating revenue to $289 million.Bithumb recorded an 83% decline in operating profit to $11...

Bithumb fined for sending user data overseas

South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission fined Bithumb $136,000 for sending user data overseas without proper consent.The breach involved sharing USDT order book data...

Bithumb CEO booked for suspected job-for-favors bribery

Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won was booked by South Korean police on June 11, 2026, on suspicion of providing a job for a lawmaker’s son...

Bithumb Sues to Recover 7 Bitcoin From $42B Payout Error

Bithumb has filed a court order to freeze assets of users who have not returned 7 Bitcoin from the February payout error.South Korean law...

Bithumb to Reappoint CEO Amid Regulatory Scrutiny

Bithumb is seeking to reappoint CEO Lee Jae-won for another two-year term despite recent regulatory penalties for alleged anti-money laundering failures.The exchange faces a...

Bithumb Seeks Return of $43B Bitcoin Sent by Mistake

Bithumb is contacting users who withdrew or sold billions in mistakenly-credited Bitcoin to negotiate its return, after an internal error led to a monumental...

Bithumb’s $1.37-to-$142M Bitcoin Error Sparks Crash

South Korean exchange Bithumb erroneously credited 695 users with 2,000 BTC (worth $142 million each) instead of a 2,000 won ($1.37) reward.The internal ledger...

South Korean Prosecutors Raid Bithumb Exchange Over Former CEO’s Alleged $2 Million Embezzlement

South Korean prosecutors raided cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb over allegations that its former CEO embezzled funds for a personal apartment purchase.The exchange confirmed some allegations,...

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