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11 Jan 2018
S. Korea's major cryptocurrency exchanges raided by police, tax authorities - RTRS
Reuters quoted "people familiar with the investigation said on Thursday", South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges were raided by police and tax agencies this week for alleged tax evasion.
An official at Coinone, a major cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, told Reuters, “A few officials from the National Tax Service raided our office this week.”
An official at Bithumb said: “We were asked by the tax officials to disclose paperwork and things yesterday.”
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