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Police Storms Korean Crypto Exchange For Profiting $85 Million Illegally


South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinbit is under the authorities’ radar for faking its trading volume and profiting some $85 million off the illegal scheme.

Police in Seoul has forayed the offices of one of the biggest crypto exchanges in South Korea, Coinbit. Allegedly the firm has faked more than 99% of its trading volume.

Coinbit Banks Over $85M

According to a recent news report, authorities stormed the offices of the company early today. The suspicion is that Coinbit has manipulated users, faking a large portion of its trading volume. This has allegedly earned the exchange $85 million in illegal income during the process.

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The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Metropolitan Investigation Department reportedly confiscated and searched several locations, among which the main headquarters of the company in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Authorities have stated that Coinbit’s owner Choi Mo and the management team of the firm have artificially boosted the transaction volume and manipulated market prices via various ghost accounts.You Might Also Like:

They have allegedly bought and sold a number of tokens (among which Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple (XRP), and USDT) between different accounts of the exchange. According to the officials, 252,000 monthly active users of the firm were affected by the scam.

The scheme included two major exchange accounts that contained the users’ funds. The first account traded on leading cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Tether trading pairs.

The second ghost account was allegedly used for trading mainly lesser-known altcoins and initial exchange offering tokens. The management controlled their supply, manipulated prices to higher values, and reportedly dumped the collected tokens to retail traders.

Coinbit’s Accounting On The Radar As Well

As per the news report, police also found Coinbit’s accounting procedures suspicious. Presently, the legal efforts are aimed at discovering further malpractice and embezzlement.

Supposedly, Coinbit has published its audit report to the Financial Supervisory Service in April. Back then, they’ve also received a “rejection of opinion” from an accounting firm.

In addition to this, an anonymous tax accountant has told the media that “the fact that Coinbit rejected opinions of external audits, means that the company’s operations and accounting cannot be trusted.”Enjoy reading? Please share:FacebookTwitterLinkedInTelegramSPECIAL OFFER (Sponsored)Binance Futures 50 USDT FREE Voucher: Use this link to register & get 10% off fees and 50 USDT when trading 500 USDT (limited – first 200 sign-ups & exclusive to CryptoPotato).

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Zhelyazko Zhelyazkov View more posts by this author

Zhelyazko is a freelance writer whose interest in cryptocurrencies sparked in early 2017. Being a seasoned content creator with more than ten years of experience in the financial sector, he’s into the informational flow 24/7. He holds a degree in English Philology. Contact Zhelyazko: LinkedIn

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