Bithumb [빗썸 제공]
Mr Park, one of the executives of the associated company of the virtual currency exchange ‘Bithumb’, was found dead in front of his house in Dongjak-gu, Seoul around 4:00 am today, who was under investigation by the prosecution for suspicion of theft and stock price manipulation.
The police believe that Park made the extreme choice of jumping out of the apartment.
Mr. Park, the vice president of Vidente, the largest shareholder of Bithumb, is known to the outside world for being in charge of accounting under Mr. Kang Jong-hyun, the actual owner of Bithumb.
The 2nd Financial Investigation Division of the Seoul South District Prosecutor’s Office continued its investigation on October 7, including the seizure and search of Bithumb affiliates such as Vident, Inbiogen, and Bucket Studio.
The prosecution intends to terminate the investigation of Mr Park, he died, without any right to prosecute him.
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