“Shut Down Upbit”: Korean Lawmaker Probed Over Son’s Bithumb Job

Jan 7, 2026 - 04:30
“Shut Down Upbit”: Korean Lawmaker Probed Over Son’s Bithumb Job
South Korean police are investigating allegations that Kim Byung-kee, a senior lawmaker from the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, abused his parliamentary position to attack cryptocurrency exchange Upbit after his son secured employment at rival platform Bithumb. Kim, a 25-year veteran of the National Intelligence Service who served as its personnel director before entering politics,...

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