Lee Jae-won, CEO of Bithumb, speaks at the 3rd plenary meeting of the People’s Power Coingate fact-finding team held at the National Assembly Members’ Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on the morning of the 23rd. 2023.5.26. news 1
On the 26th, the Coingate fact-finding team pointed out that Representative Lee Seok-woo of Upbit made false statements regarding the suspicion of holding and trading virtual assets (cryptocurrency) by Rep. Kim Nam-guk on the 26th. announced that they would do
Rep. Kim Seong-won, head of the fact-finding team TF, said in a briefing after the 3rd meeting at the National Assembly this morning, “Unlike so far, Upbit is very passive and all the members have an attitude that makes you wonder if they are cheating. I saw it,” he said.
“Upbit responded to the members that they had inquired about matters that could be answered by the Personal Information Protection Committee, but as a result of checking now, it turned out to be a false answer,” he said. We will make sure to find out in more detail.”
At the meeting, the fact-finding team received related reports from exchanges where Rep. Kim Nam-guk traded cryptocurrency, such as Bithumb and Upbit.
However, the industry side is said to have denied the allegation that Rep. Kim Nam-guk received coins through an airdrop method. Airdrop is a function in which a virtual asset project pays investors a small amount of virtual assets free of charge as an event.
Rep. Choi Hyung-doo of the TF said, “In the case of Bithumb, they answered the scope of the airdrop to the extent that they can partially confirm it, and whether Congressman Nam-guk Kim can do that through the airdrop (can be provided with free coins). gave,” he said. He continued, “At first, there was a story about Congressman Nam-guk Kim and the Democratic Party purchasing virtual assets through some airdrops, but in today’s story, to the extent they know, they answered that they did not enter Congressman Nam-guk Kim through airdrops.”
Rep. Yoon Chang-hyun, secretary of the TF, said, “We basically deny the possibility of leaking listing information on Bithumb, but we do not rule out individual deviations. And we did not conduct a full investigation,” he said. “The possibility is still open, and the investigation team will look into the possibility of leaking listed information in the future.”
On this day, the fact-finding team received a private report from the Yeouido Research Institute, a think tank for the power of the people, on public opinion trends related to Congressman Nam-guk Kim’s Coingate. Rep. Kim Seong-won said, “Many people are angry and depressed, and through a fact-finding investigation, we received the results of a public opinion poll asking us to do our best.” “The journalists have a lot more outrage than the public sees.”
He said, “Yesterday (25th), Rep. Nam-guk Kim did not attend the main conference hall, and it is estimated that all transaction details were received.” I hope,” he urged.
(Seoul = News 1)
2023-05-26 04:16:00
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