I would like to see other crypto scammers arrested instead of moving freely around the world, like CEO Terra, or former FTX CEO. There is a lot of scams in the crypto-sphere, especially in centralized exchanges where insider trading and price manipulation are rampant. Tougher regulation would rid the community of characters like SBF or CEO of Bithumb.
That should be the way things are supposed to work, but a CEO has access to resources which they may never had access on their own so they can hire the best lawyers, use their political connections and the amount of money they stole to shield themselves from any adverse effects they are supposed to suffer, not only that they can convert their funds to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and make the recovering of that money way harder for the authorities, so even if we are seeing the police finally taking action against them they can still act as if nothing happened. 
Topic: Bithumb CEO arrested (Read 253 times)
The fact that the CEO was arrested means the reputation of that exhange was surely dragged down. The South Korean authorities have not provided additional information regarding the case but since the rumours about the tax evasion and embezzlement were announced online, those who have their crypto coins on that exchanged surely pulled out already their assets.
I still believe that the impact on users will depend on the outcome of the said Bithumb CEO legal case and the financial stability of the exchange. However, always remember to be careful whenever we store our assets to this kind of exchange as it is always vulnerable to some conflicts and problems like this in the future.
I still believe that the impact on users will depend on the outcome of the said Bithumb CEO legal case and the financial stability of the exchange. However, always remember to be careful whenever we store our assets to this kind of exchange as it is always vulnerable to some conflicts and problems like this in the future.
He was embellishing the money in centralised environment where he is doing the corporate job? Definitely giving me another reason not trust the corporate world anymore and crypto currency is really really weak space and it can get hampered with such news quickly. And yes if he is holding that much shares in the company then he should be thrown out of the company after proper investigation. It is entirely fine if people start withdrawing money from Bithumb because it’s there choice and they are not going just give away money just like that.
This is what happened when the management isleft in the hand of a centralized authority. Since people have access to all funds, they are tempted to do unexpected things that may lead to fund embezzlement, or defrauding their clients and customers.
But on the other side, this is not related to the cryptocurrency network but to the person who is managing a centralized exchange and this is another example of not trusting our cryptocurrency on exchanges. If we want to trade, trade and then withdraw the fund after the transaction to keep our fund safe and away from being robbed by the malicious people behind centralized exchanges.
But on the other side, this is not related to the cryptocurrency network but to the person who is managing a centralized exchange and this is another example of not trusting our cryptocurrency on exchanges. If we want to trade, trade and then withdraw the fund after the transaction to keep our fund safe and away from being robbed by the malicious people behind centralized exchanges.
Different sources, different reasons of arrest. But whatever it is, it has something to do with money for sure. If it'z embezzlement of funds, then he obviously wants to follow the footsteps of SBF, but unfortunately not in volumes and amount that SBF did it. If it's due to price manipulation, there's no way the law enforcement is pinning him solely for this activity. I don't think there'd be a lot of panic with the CEO's arrest. Bithumb is one of those exchanges that receives the customers that do not want to deal with the large ones, so its market share is really not that big at all.
i have used that exchange before but just like what you said, they do not have the big share in the crypto market industry. however, if you are a user of this exchange, better get out your funds while you can. you don't know what will happen next. even if it is only the CEO's fault about money matters. they can easily freeze your funds without warning.
I would like to see other crypto scammers arrested instead of moving freely around the world, like CEO Terra, or former FTX CEO. There is a lot of scams in the crypto-sphere, especially in centralized exchanges where insider trading and price manipulation are rampant. Tougher regulation would rid the community of characters like SBF or CEO of Bithumb.
Technically SBF isn't free but in house arrest, which is way better then him dying in the jail like everyone seems to think would happen. Court procedure however takes time and should take time as you can't rush these things. Rushing could be an advantage for SBF.But why an earth interpol haven't catched Do Kwon is a mystery. If i remember correctly people have even posted selfies with him in europe while he was hunted down. He has his passports frozen so i am guessing he moves with fake ids now.
Different sources, different reasons of arrest. But whatever it is, it has something to do with money for sure. If it'z embezzlement of funds, then he obviously wants to follow the footsteps of SBF, but unfortunately not in volumes and amount that SBF did it. If it's due to price manipulation, there's no way the law enforcement is pinning him solely for this activity. I don't think there'd be a lot of panic with the CEO's arrest. Bithumb is one of those exchanges that receives the customers that do not want to deal with the large ones, so its market share is really not that big at all.
I would like to see other crypto scammers arrested instead of moving freely around the world, like CEO Terra, or former FTX CEO. There is a lot of scams in the crypto-sphere, especially in centralized exchanges where insider trading and price manipulation are rampant. Tougher regulation would rid the community of characters like SBF or CEO of Bithumb.
They have the money, that’s why they are still walking around freely despite of what they did.This news might affect the reputation of exchanges as well and fortunately this happened right now because the market is not that affected anymore. If there’s a manipulation on this platform, then probably users are at risk of losing their money, better to get out of this site now until this issues is going on for your own safety.
If you don't trust a crypto exchange then how do you trade coins? Using only p2p sites or on this forum? But, I think there are still risks in these types of trades. Not all crypto exchanges are scams/fraud but there are still exchanges left who are trustworthy. It's only not advised to store funds on them for a long time if you have no business there. For what if we have a crypto wallet if we don't use them?
There might be other explanations to the case of @Jerometash. Maybe he did some violations and the exchange delete his account, that is why he can't log in it anymore and he said he didn't bother complaining, maybe because he is really guilty.
He could have deleted but Jerometash did not explain that he deleted the account. Honestly, I am not trading cryptos right now and to tell you the truth, I do not trust exchanges that much and not trusting exchanges doesn't mean I won't use one. It may seems not what I just said that I don't trust exchanges. I even explained it that I don't trust exchanges to store my money for a long time or a certain time. Can't you just think that way?. Maybe I should have just explain that I don't trust exchanges to keep my funds safe when I am storing it. I think that should be enough to clear this misunderstanding. There might be other explanations to the case of @Jerometash. Maybe he did some violations and the exchange delete his account, that is why he can't log in it anymore and he said he didn't bother complaining, maybe because he is really guilty.
I would like to see other crypto scammers arrested instead of moving freely around the world, like CEO Terra, or former FTX CEO. There is a lot of scams in the crypto-sphere, especially in centralized exchanges where insider trading and price manipulation are rampant. Tougher regulation would rid the community of characters like SBF or CEO of Bithumb.
This is the reason why I don't trust exchange platform to store my funds or even leaving my funds in an exchange for a long time. As what Jerometash shared that his account never existed when he created an account in there and the next time he log in the account seems to never existed which is why we should never trust too much of our funds and time in an exchange. With the other platforms having problems then we surely don't want another one.
If you don't trust a crypto exchange then how do you trade coins? Using only p2p sites or on this forum? But, I think there are still risks in these types of trades. Not all crypto exchanges are scams/fraud but there are still exchanges left who are trustworthy. It's only not advised to store funds on them for a long time if you have no business there. For what if we have a crypto wallet if we don't use them?There might be other explanations to the case of @Jerometash. Maybe he did some violations and the exchange delete his account, that is why he can't log in it anymore and he said he didn't bother complaining, maybe because he is really guilty.
that's a garbage exchange site. This exchange site is full of manipulation by the team behind the exchange site. So much fake volume in any pair. I have ever traded there several times. The impact from bithumb to the crypto was not as big as FTX and so, I don't expect a huge dump gonna come later. The fact that the volume that owned by this exchange site was actually fake. Im not seeing the problem that happened with this site won't becoming a threat for crypto like FTX. This exchange site was garbage exchange site like coinsbit.
I think mostly exchanges are using bot to increase their trading volume even a lot of top tier exchanges, so that's doesn't mean those exchanges aren’t important for the crypto market, i have an account bithumb as i know that it’s a 2nd tier exchange, so if it will shutdown as like ftx then definitely market will be affected. 
I don't think they or it will bring down Bithumb exchange but it can affect Bithumb exchange big time knowing that the founder is arrested and a criminal now. If ever they bring down Bithumb or filing bankruptcy voluntarily just like FTX can make a huge issue again on crypto especially on centralized exchange sector. Exchanges today are really a big mess and people should be aware of this potential risk of happening again, I hope people learn from these scenarios of not storing their money on centralized exchanges. It's crazy that centralized exchange anomaly is showing one by one, Should we expect more like this?
It is going to be difficult for the exchange to remain in business since the accusations are very serious, if the owner of the exchange was being arrested by charges unrelated to the exchange then you may have a point as the rest of the board members could just ask the CEO to quit, issue an apology and move on, but he was arrested for embezzlement and fraud, so I expect anyone using that exchange to get their coins out while they can, and they better hurry as we do not know for how long withdrawals will be allowed.Any failure of the CEO is always connected to the exchange since he is using the exchange for his personal gain. People will never trust again this kind of exchange even if they will change their CEO. Bithumb is already crumbling in the Korean market due to competition and tighten security for shady behavior of exchange. I think filing bankruptcy is their next move instead of risking more losses when they continue their operations since people will be scared using it. Users are probably escaping their asset from the exchange since this is almost same scenario with the FTX scandal.
I don't think they or it will bring down Bithumb exchange but it can affect Bithumb exchange big time knowing that the founder is arrested and a criminal now. If ever they bring down Bithumb or filing bankruptcy voluntarily just like FTX can make a huge issue again on crypto especially on centralized exchange sector. Exchanges today are really a big mess and people should be aware of this potential risk of happening again, I hope people learn from these scenarios of not storing their money on centralized exchanges. It's crazy that centralized exchange anomaly is showing one by one, Should we expect more like this?
It is going to be difficult for the exchange to remain in business since the accusations are very serious, if the owner of the exchange was being arrested by charges unrelated to the exchange then you may have a point as the rest of the board members could just ask the CEO to quit, issue an apology and move on, but he was arrested for embezzlement and fraud, so I expect anyone using that exchange to get their coins out while they can, and they better hurry as we do not know for how long withdrawals will be allowed.
This is the reason why I don't trust exchange platform to store my funds or even leaving my funds in an exchange for a long time. As what Jerometash shared that his account never existed when he created an account in there and the next time he log in the account seems to never existed which is why we should never trust too much of our funds and time in an exchange. With the other platforms having problems then we surely don't want another one.
that's a garbage exchange site. This exchange site is full of manipulation by the team behind the exchange site. So much fake volume in any pair. I have ever traded there several times. The impact from bithumb to the crypto was not as big as FTX and so, I don't expect a huge dump gonna come later. The fact that the volume that owned by this exchange site was actually fake. Im not seeing the problem that happened with this site won't becoming a threat for crypto like FTX. This exchange site was garbage exchange site like coinsbit.
Im glad to see that CEO of this exchange site got arrested. I remember once people were unable to withdraw their money.
Yeah, i didn't like the site and markets don't seem to care so i guess we are fine. If we are going to use FTX as an example, i heard they had they had some reserves in FTT token, which would be insanely irresponsible. Im glad to see that CEO of this exchange site got arrested. I remember once people were unable to withdraw their money.
I was little afraid that if there would be bank run and again they would need to dump altcoins to get their reserves back and some companies invested in it would fall with it. But maybe this would be in a different scale anyway.
I knew there was something not right about the exchange when I created an account with them some years back, around 2017. I logged in a few times and even traded until one time when I tried to log in and my account did not exist. Just like that, it was gone in a thin air. Fortunately, I had just a few dollars in there, maybe around $20. I didn't even bother to wasting time with their support.
It's been a long time since I traded on Bithumb anymore, and when I hear news like this I fear the same thing as FTX could happen to Buthumb. However, based on quite a variety of cases, he will only be fired and the vacant position will experience a significant impact. Starting from distrust of traders and performing simultaneous withdrawal actions may result in account suspension. Not a few cases like this will have an impact, the result is a decrease in trading volume. I do not expect the adverse impact that we will see on the bitcoin price.
I hope that Bithum will not be affected (at least hard) by this. We don't need another big exchange fall
It will be bad for us, I mean we have seen the market already recovered from the FTX collapsed, so we don't need another one to affect the market in a very negative way since it has gain so much in the month of February alone.
The good thing is that we are still above the $1 Trillion marketcap, so meaning we are just above the threshold and we are still very much bullish despite this news. And the news could be an isolated one, if he embezzled $50M worth of money, I do hope it's not crypto funds or anything.
I hope that Bithum will not be affected (at least hard) by this. We don't need another big exchange fall
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