Former Bithumb chairman Lee Jung-hoon was acquitted in the second trial of the fraud case

2024-01-18 13:45:12

ChainCatcher news, according to EToday, former chairman of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, Lee Jeong-hoon, was acquitted in both the first and second trials for allegedly defrauding 110 billion won.

Last November, former chairman of Bithumb, Lee Jeong-hoon, was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

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