2023-09-19 05:39:11
As suspicions regarding JPEX’s withdrawal difficulties spread, Hong Kong’s controversial Internet celebrity “Lin Zuo” was arrested by the Hong Kong police yesterday. Related OTC merchants were also investigated by the police, including one who claimed to be JPEX at the “Fist” press conference. The exchange represents the OTC exchange “Coiner” owned by Priscilla, a post-90s girl from Hong Kong.
(Previous summary: Suspected of collaborating with JPEX! Internet celebrity Lin Zuo was arrested by the Hong Kong police and his office was thoroughly searched)
(Background supplement: The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission will take the initiative to announce “unlicensed exchanges” in the future, Councilor Chan Chun-ying: Learn from JPEX’s lessons)
JPEX, a cryptocurrency exchange that set a shocking scandal in the industry with its withdrawal fee as high as “999U”. Since being named and warned by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission on the 13th of last week, in addition to difficulties in withdrawing funds, it has also been revealed that it is suspected of secretly transferring assets and registering ” Rentou Company” and so on… have many doubts. The Hong Kong police also pointed out that as of 14:00 yesterday (18) noon, 1,408 people had received reports on related incidents.The amount involved is approximately HK$1 billion.
Extended reading: JPEX incident for lazy people” Securities Regulatory Commission warning, asset transfer, card withdrawal, booth clearing, headcount company… (updated in real time)
All related OTC dealers were searched
As suspicions regarding JPEX’s withdrawal difficulties spread, many Internet celebrities have also been the target of social public opinion. Although they have issued statements to distance themselves from the relationship, the Hong Kong police made a big move yesterday to arrest controversial Internet celebrity Lin Zuo. The office search at the Entertainment House in Central is also said to be related to the JPEX crisis.
Not only that, “Coingaroo” claims to be the largest USDT exchange shop in Hong Kong. Because it has recommended JPEX many times, its three branches in Hong Kong have been searched and collected by multiple police officers in Hong Kong. One of them was The stores in the mall are all surrounded by partitions. Many uniformed and plainclothes police officers came in and out to investigate and take photos to collect evidence. The situation in another Mong Kok store was even more serious. The police opened the store door with breaking tools, but so far they have not yet opened the door. News of the arrest spread. Yesterday, Coingaroo also issued an urgent announcement on social platforms:
In order to cooperate with the police investigation, the store will be closed starting tomorrow.
Coingaroo was broken into by multiple military police | Source: fb Coingaroo stores were cordoned off | Source: fb
The store of JPEX partner Priscilla was also raided
At the “Fist” press conference, Priscilla, a post-90s Hong Kong girl who claimed to be the representative of the JPEX exchange, currently has regarding 58,000 IG fans. In addition to continuously promoting the JPEX platform in Hong Kong, she also set foot in Taiwan this year to participate in “Fist”. 》 announced that an additional 10 million platform coins JPC will be provided to players as bonuses.
It is worth mentioning that Priscilla’s OTC “Coiner” branch was also raided by the police. “Coiner” was even questioned by the community as having a close relationship with JPEX. In addition, many other OTC stores in Hong Kong such as Tung Club were also targeted by the police.
JPEX Priscilla｜Source：Youtube
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JPEX issued another announcement: market makers locked up funds, causing difficulties in withdrawing funds, and removed all financial products from the shelves.
JPEX Self-Rescue Guide” three-step screenshot of assets/deposits and withdrawals; Hong Kong police: nearly a hundred people reported the case, and the amount involved exceeded 34 million
Hong Kong 01 broke the news earlier: JPEX registered in multiple countries as a suspected “human head company” and falsely advertised that it had relevant licenses
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