Regulation· ★★★· neutral·

Bithumb and FIU face off in court over sub-1M won withdrawal controls

  • —FIU barred new Bithumb customers from external transfers for six months
  • —Regulator counted 45,772 transfers to 18 unregistered foreign operators
  • —Bithumb says no concrete mechanism existed to block sub-1M won withdrawals
  • —Next hearing is scheduled for January 28, 2027
Why it matters: The ruling will set how strictly Korean exchanges must screen small transfers to unregistered operators.
Source: TokenPost
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