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S. Korea’s Largest Crypto Exchange Upbit Investigated By Police, Markets React

Published 05/11/2018, 06:23 AM
Updated 05/11/2018, 07:32 AM
S. Korea’s Largest Crypto Exchange Upbit Investigated By Police, Markets React

Upbit, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is being investigated by local police and ten investigators for alleged fraud, local news outlet Chosun reports today, May 11. Upbit is a crypto-only exchange run by a subsidiary of Korean tech giant Kakao, and currently the fourth largest crypto exchange globally by 24-hour trade volume.

Chosun reports that police believe the exchange has faked its balance sheets and deceived investors. South Korea's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) reportedly sent ten investigators to the exchange’s head offices in Seoul at 10 am this morning, and will access the company’s computer system to audit the exchange’s virtual currency holdings.

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