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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Scott Bessent: CLARITY Act failure sends ‘troubling signal’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urges the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act when it returns from recess next...

Nvidia Director Stevens Sells $646.5M in Shares

NVIDIA director Mark Stevens sold roughly 2.87 million shares worth about $646.5 million from Aug. 31 through Sept. 4.Stevens...

Trezor and BitBox Warn Users of Phishing Emails After Breaches

Hardware wallet makers Trezor and BitBox warned users about phishing emails disguised as urgent security notices.Trezor confirmed a breach...