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Bithumb’s largest shareholder executive found dead following allegations of embezzlement

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Mr. Park Mo, the vice chairman of Vidente, the most important shareholder of South Korean Cryptocurrency trade Bithumb,was reportedly discovered lifeless in entrance of his house at 4 am, on the morning of Dec. 30. 

Previous to his dying, Mr. Mo had been named as a main suspect in an investigation launched by South Korean prosecutors for his alleged involvement within the embezzling funds at Bithumb-related firms, in addition to, manipulating inventory costs.

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In October 2021, the Monetary Investigation Division of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Workplace launched an investigation into allegations made in opposition to Mr. Park Mo, which led to the seizing of Bithumb-affiliated firms similar to Vident, Inbiogen, and Bucket Studio. 

Vident, a KOSDAQ-listed firm, is understood to be Bithumb’s largest shareholder and holds a 34.22% stake within the cryptocurrency trade. 

It’s suspected that Mr. Mo might have taken his personal life because of the nature of the legal allegations that had been introduced in opposition to him.

Related: Amber Group’s co-founder Tiantian Kullander passes away at 30

Inside the previous three months, the variety of deaths throughout the cryptocurrency group has been notable. 

On Nov 1, Cointelegraph reported that Nikolai Mushegian, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency lending platform MakerDAO and the decentralized Dai (DAI) stablecoin, was found dead in Puerto Rico on the age of 29. 

On Nov. 23, Amber Group’s co-founder Tiantian Kullander, also called “TT,” unexpectedly handed away in his sleep on the age of 30, abandoning a spouse and son.

The Russian billionaire Vyacheslav Taran, president of Libertex Group and founder of Forex Club, additionally died on Nov. 25 in a helicopter crash in France whereas en route from Lausanne, Switzerland to Monaco. He was 53 years previous.