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Bithumb Resumes Deposit and Withdrawal Services – Upbit Reveals 127% Cash Reserves

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South Korean exchange Bithumb has resumed deposit and withdrawal services for a number of cryptocurrencies after the recent hack. Another major Korean exchange, Upbit, has released an audit report showing more crypto and cash reserves than needed to pay customers. Meanwhile, all customer deposits at Korbit will now be held by a bank. Bithumb, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, announced on Saturday, August 4, that deposit and withdrawal services for nine cryptocurrencies will be resumed on August 4 at 7 p.m. KST. The nine cryptocurrencies are BTC, ETH, ETC, XRP, LTC, BCH, ZEC, QTUM, and MITH. Upbit Audit Report Shows Plenty of Reserves Upbit, South Korea’s second largest crypto exchange, released an audit report Friday. The audit was conducted on June 28 and 29 by Eugene Accounting Corp and focused on 145 coins and the exchange’s deposits, according to Upbit. Korbit Lets Bank Hold all Customer Deposits Korbit, another of the country’s four largest crypto ...

Korean Crypto Exchange Bithumb Suspends Opening New Virtual Accounts

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Bithumb has suspended issuing new virtual accounts to crypto traders starting on August 1 after failing to renew the contract with its bank. These accounts are part of the real-name system enforced by the Korean government earlier this year. Only three exchanges in the country are now reportedly able to open new virtual accounts for their customers. Bithumb Halts Issuing New Virtual Accounts Crypto exchange Bithumb has announced the suspension of new virtual account issuance starting on August 1. With a 24-hour trading volume of $245,786,110 at the time of this writing, Bithumb currently ranks as South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, according to Coinmarketcap. However, the news outlet noted that “customers who already have virtual accounts can use them for deposit and withdrawal services.” For Bithumb customers, virtual accounts are needed to deposit or withdraw Korean won. https://news.bitcoin.com/korean-crypto-exchange-bithumb-virtual-accounts...

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