Overview
- New reports cite a former aide who says staff circulated Kim Byung-kee’s son’s résumé and that a Bithumb posting appeared tailored to his background.
- According to the timelines reported, Kim met Bithumb executives in November, the posting appeared soon after, and his son worked there from January to June.
- A former assistant says Kim told aides to “attack Dunamu,” and in February he pressed Upbit on market share, Terra-Luna handling, and FIU findings without questioning Bithumb.
- Kim denies any improper link between his oversight and his son’s role, and Bithumb says the hiring followed transparent, open recruitment.
- The controversy is adding pressure to ongoing reviews of crypto market competition, with political calls for accountability reported and no formal ethics penalty or criminal finding to date.