South Korea Fines Bithumb $25M and Orders 6-Month Partial Suspension Over AML Violations
South Korean regulators have imposed a roughly $25 million fine and a six-month partial business suspension on crypto exchange Bithumb after finding millions of anti-money-laundering and identity-verification violations....
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