Police Agency Signs Investigation Cooperation MOU with Bithumb and Four Major Virtual Asset Exchanges
(From left) Lee Seok-woo, CEO of Upbit; Oh Se-jin, CEO of Korbit; Nam Gu-jun, Chief of the National Police Agency Investigation Headquarters; Lee Jun-haeng, CEO of Gopax; Lee Jae-won, CEO of Bithumb; Cha Myung-hoon, CEO of Coinone / Photo by the National Police Agency
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] On the 13th, the National Police Agency announced that it has signed a business agreement for cooperation in investigating crimes related to the five major domestic virtual asset exchanges and for preventing damages.
The virtual asset exchanges participating in the agreement are Gopax, Bithumb, Upbit, Korbit, and Coinone. The agreement mainly states that they will "mutually cooperate in investigating crimes related to virtual assets, preventing damages, and preventing money laundering."
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The National Police Agency expressed expectations that "if the police and virtual asset exchanges utilize their human and material resources in solidarity, they will be able to protect citizens' property from increasingly sophisticated crimes and create a safe virtual asset trading environment."
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