OKEx founder reportedly under investigation as exchange suspends withdrawals
OKEx founder Star Xu was reportedly questioned by police a week ago. The founder of major global cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has been reportedly questioned by authorities previous to OKEx suspending cryptocurrency withdrawals.OKEx founder Mingxing Xu, also known as Star Xu, has reportedly been questioned by the police, Chinese news agency Caixin reported today. According to the report, the executive was investigated “at least a week ago” and has also been absent from work for some time.When approached for comment on Xu’s participation in a police inquiry, OKEx told Cointelegraph that the....
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Crypto markets have been shaken after top Asian exchange OKEx suddenly suspended crypto withdrawals in order to cooperate with an investigation. Major crypto asset exchange OKEx has suspended cryptocurrency withdrawals, announcing that one of the holders of its private keys is “currently cooperating with a public security bureau” with regard to ongoing “investigations.”The exchange noted that it has been “out of touch” with said key-holder, preventing the exchange from being able to complete the "associated authorization" request. OKEx plans to resume digital asset withdrawals....
OKEx has suspended all cryptocurrency withdrawals indefinitely explaining that one of the exchange’s key holders is “currently cooperating with a public security bureau in investigations” and has “been out of touch” with the exchange. Update (October 16, 4:52 UTC): This article has been updated with additional information.
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