Prosecutors Conduct Search and Seizure at Company Operating 'Kim Nam-guk Coin' Deposit and Exchange Services
The prosecution conducted a search and seizure of the coin deposit and exchange service operator reportedly used by independent lawmaker Kim Nam-guk.
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According to the prosecution on the 22nd, the Criminal Division 6 of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Jun-dong) sent prosecutors and investigators to 'Ojis,' the operator of ClaySwap located in Yeouido, Seoul, to secure related materials.
Lawmaker Kim is known to have used the ClaySwap service, where coins are deposited and rewarded with 'ClaySwap Tokens' (KSP) when trading coins. When suspicions arose that he might have received coins for free through an 'airdrop' (a method of distributing coins free of charge to investors under certain conditions) in the gaming industry, he explained that he only used ClaySwap.
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The prosecution is currently analyzing Kim's account information obtained through search and seizure of Bithumb, Upbit, and Kakao's blockchain affiliates on the 15th and 16th. It is also known that they are analyzing Kim's virtual asset transaction history and cash accounts linked to virtual asset wallets. Through this, they are expected to investigate whether Kim received coins for free and the source of investment funds for virtual assets such as WEMIX.
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