{"id":137221,"date":"2024-09-14T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=137221"},"modified":"2024-09-14T02:03:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T23:03:01","slug":"bithumbs-ex-ceo-faces-new-charges-over-crypto-listings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/bithumbs-ex-ceo-faces-new-charges-over-crypto-listings\/","title":{"rendered":"Bithumb&#8217;s Ex-CEO Faces New Charges Over Crypto Listings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The documents, dated May 10, 2021, were submitted to a South Korean court as part of charges related to cryptocurrency listings on Bithumb.<\/p>\n<p>The evidence points to possible involvement by Lee, former Bithumb Korea CEO Heo Baek-young, and a former committee chairman in decisions surrounding the listings of Dogecoin (DOGE) and Klaytn (KLAY). While the identity of the document\u2019s author remains undisclosed, Heo speculated that it might have been written by the committee\u2019s previous chairman.<\/p>\n<p>Lee has denied these allegations, asserting that he did not have the authority to influence listing decisions. However, the newly presented documents challenge his defense, suggesting his potential involvement in the process.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/caroline-ellison-aims-to-avoid-jail-by-highlighting-cooperation-with-ftx-investigation\/\" title=\"Caroline Ellison Aims to Avoid Jail by Highlighting Cooperation with FTX Investigation\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/carolin-elisson-240x170.jpeg\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Caroline Ellison Aims to Avoid Jail by Highlighting Cooperation with FTX Investigation<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The inquiry into Lee started in March 2023, focusing on bribery accusations tied to token listings at Bithumb. Lee was indicted without detention in September 2023. Earlier in the year, he was acquitted by the Seoul High Court of defrauding Kim Byung-gun out of 110 billion Won ($82 million) during acquisition talks. 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