Prosecutors in South Korea have reportedly raided the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the country, UPbit.
According to CoinDesk Korea, investigators from the Prosecutors’ Office of the southern district of Seoul, the country’s capital, searched the head office of the exchange in the Gangnam-gu district on May 10-11.
UPbit is suspected of fraud for allegedly siphoning users’ funds into an account possibly held by an executive of the firm, according to another report.
The Prosecutors’ Office stated:
When asked for comment by CoinDesk Korea, an UPbit representative said, “At this time, I can not answer anything about this seizure.”
The news comes as authorities in the country have been investigating cryptocurrency exchanges amid regulatory tightening in the country.
In March, prosecutors reportedly raided the offices of three unnamed cryptocurrency exchanges on suspicion of siphoning off funds from customers’ accounts.
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