Bithumb Holdings董事會前主席Junghoon Lee和Bithumb Korea被指控犯有價值1,100億韓元的欺詐指控，他終於被判無罪。

根據法律界17日的說法，最高法院的第一庭（首席大法官Seo Kyung-Hwan）確認了原始裁決，該裁決無罪釋放。

Junghoon Lee, the former chairman of Bithumb Holdings and Bithumb Korea, who was indicted on charges of fraud worth 110 billion won, has finally been acquitted.

Bithumb Holdings的前董事長Junghoon Lee終於被指控犯有價值1,100億韓元的欺詐指控。

According to the legal community on the 17th, the first division of the Supreme Court (Chief Justice Seo Kyung-hwan) confirmed the original ruling that acquitted former chairman Lee, who was accused of fraud and other charges under the Aggravated Punishment Act on Specific Economic Crimes.

根據法律界在17日的說法，最高法院的第一庭（首席大法官Seo Kyung-Hwan）確認了原始裁決，該裁決無罪釋放，前李被指控欺詐和根據對特定經濟犯罪的嚴重懲罰法案指控。

As a result, it is evaluated that the “major shareholder judicial risk” that followed Bithumb has also been completely resolved. Former chairman Lee is a de facto major shareholder who holds about two-thirds of Bithumb Holdings' stake, including friendly forces.

結果，評估了Bithumb隨後的“主要股東司法風險”也已完全解決。李前主席是事實上的主要股東，他擁有Bithumb Holdings的三分之二的股份，包括友好部隊。

Former chairman Lee reportedly proposed to BK Group Chairman Kim Byung-gun in October 2018 to manage Bithumb together.

據報導，李前主席李在2018年10月向BK Group主席Kim Byung-Gun提議一起管理Bithumb。

Chairman Kim said at the time that he would acquire a stake in Bithumb Holdings for $350 million through a BK Global consortium.

Kim主席當時表示，他將通過BK全球財團以3.5億美元的價格獲得Bithumb Holdings的股份。

However, Chairman Kim failed to return the down payment worth $100 million (112 billion won at the time) because he could not pay the balance until the deadline for payment of the acquisition payment.

但是，Kim董事長未能退還價值1億美元（當時為1,120億韓元）的首付，因為他無法支付餘額，直到支付收購付款的截止日期為止。

In this regard, Chairman Kim claimed that former Chairman Lee stole the down payment by deceiving him that he would issue a virtual asset called “Bithumb Coin (BXA)” and list it on Bithumb.

在這方面，主席金聲稱，前董事長李通過欺騙他，他將發行稱為“ Bithumb Coin（BXA）”的虛擬資產，並在Bithumb上列出。

In fact, in January 2019, Bithumb announced the listing of BXA Coin, but failed to list it due to regulations by financial authorities. This is because the Financial Services Commission banned the disclosure of all forms of virtual assets (ICO) between 2017 and 2018. The Financial Services Commission has also expressed its intention to ban indirect listing through overseas.

實際上，2019年1月，Bithumb宣布了BXA硬幣的上市，但由於金融當局的規定，未能將其列出。這是因為金融服務委員會在2017年至2018年之間禁止披露所有形式的虛擬資產（ICO）。金融服務委員會還表示打算在海外禁止間接上市。

Prosecutors indicted Lee without detention in July 2021, and later sought eight years in prison for him in a trial.

檢察官於2021年7月起訴李無拘留，後來在一次審判中為他尋求八年監禁。

However, the court considered that the reason why former chairman Lee did not commit to listing BXA coins and failed to list was not related to former chairman Lee's intention or ability.

但是，法院認為，前李前主席不承諾列出BXA硬幣而未能列出的原因與前董事長的意圖或能力無關。

The first trial acquitted Lee because there was no evidence to believe that he had promised Kim to list BXA.

第一次審判無罪釋放，因為沒有證據表明他已承諾Kim列出BXA。

The second trial also acquitted him, saying, "Some exaggerated statements and violations of the obligation to notify may be considered in relation to civil liability, but the conclusion of the contract itself is insufficient to be regarded as a fraud subject to punishment under the criminal law." The Supreme Court also saw no problem with the ruling.

第二次審判也使他無罪，他說：“一些誇張的陳述和違反了通知義務的行為可能與民事責任有關，但合同本身的結論不足以被視為根據刑法受到懲罰的欺詐行為。”最高法院也認為該裁決沒有問題。

On the other hand, some predict that Bithumb's listing could start in earnest. This is because the legal risk of major shareholders has been resolved.

另一方面，有些人預測Bithumb的清單可能會認真開始。這是因為已經解決了主要股東的法律風險。

An official from Bithumb said, "We are preparing to be listed within this year."

Bithumb的一位官員說：“我們準備在今年列出。”