{"id":137436,"date":"2020-06-24T14:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=137436"},"modified":"2020-06-24T09:05:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T08:05:37","slug":"bithumb-one-of-koreas-biggest-crypto-exchanges-is-appointing-samsung-to-underwrite-its-ipo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bithumb-one-of-koreas-biggest-crypto-exchanges-is-appointing-samsung-to-underwrite-its-ipo\/","title":{"rendered":"Bithumb, one of Korea&#8217;s biggest crypto exchanges is appointing Samsung to underwrite its IPO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cryptocurrency firms, presumably burnt by the crashing ship that were ICOs, are turning to traditional methods to raise funds and keep themselves in business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitcoin miners Canaan and Ebang have already jumped ship, and a Korean crypto-exchange is now turning to share markets to raise funds for its business.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Samsung appointed<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bithumb, one of the largest exchanges in South Korea as per data on CoinGecko, is seeking an IPO in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So the largest (or second largeat) Korean exchange Bithumb is thinking of doing IPO. A lot of issues to resolve (leadership, tax issue, and etc) but it can be a step toward further legitimizing the crypto industry in Korea  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DH7Hgn2WLV\">https:\/\/t.co\/DH7Hgn2WLV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BithumbOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BithumbOfficial<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Doo | MakerDAO | Asia (@DooWanNam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DooWanNam\/status\/1275661971304611846?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The firm has appointed Samsung Securities, the financial arm of the Korean \u201cchaebol\u201d giant, to underwrite the IPO and offer equity to individual investors, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mt.co.kr\/mtview.php?no=2020062410552616540&MTS_P\">local reports<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local observers say <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/bithumb\/\">Bithumb<\/a> wants to overcome various challenges the company has faced in past, pertaining to both opaque shareholder composition, uncertainty about business continuity, taxation issues, protection of investors, and social reputation issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Going under the hammer is Bithumb Korea, which in turn, is made up of Bithumb Holdings with a stake of 74 percent in the Bithumb exchange, with the remaining owned by Visdent, which in turn, is listed on Korea\u2019s KOSDAQ.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_137437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137437\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-137437\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image_readtop_2018_360531_15283452843343489.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image_readtop_2018_360531_15283452843343489.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/image_readtop_2018_360531_15283452843343489-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-137437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samsung securities building in Seoul. (<em>Source<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpulsenews.co.kr%2Fview.php%3Fyear%3D2018%26no%3D360531&psig=AOvVaw19kYP9gQDuO099sqwZdPl7&ust=1593068728118000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCOCr1NTxmeoCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD\">Pulse<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Crypto opacity a concern<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process is not expected to be smooth. An unnamed industry expert said digital currencies are difficult to define legally, and since no regulation for their public listing exists in Korea, the listing of a crypto-exchange entity is an unseen endeavor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other concerns include the exchange cryptocurrencies, which form the core proposition of the proposed Bithumb IPO, are \u201copaque\u201d and used only for speculative purposes instead of a noteworthy use-case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loosely translated from Korean, the expert added:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>&#8220;It can be said that some part of the virtual currency has entered the system and has been the target for evaluating business feasibility and corporate value. seems that the minimum environment for the IPO is not equipped.\u201d<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_137388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137388\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-137388\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BN-WT845_3kqXO_OR_20171228015546-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BN-WT845_3kqXO_OR_20171228015546-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BN-WT845_3kqXO_OR_20171228015546-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BN-WT845_3kqXO_OR_20171228015546-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BN-WT845_3kqXO_OR_20171228015546-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BN-WT845_3kqXO_OR_20171228015546-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/BN-WT845_3kqXO_OR_20171228015546-2048x1347.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-137388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bithumb kiosk in Seoul, Korea. (<em>Source<\/em>: WSJ)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Call for increased regulation<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Korea\u2019s proposed Bitcoin tax, as CryptoSlate <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/south-korea-economists-say-taxing-bitcoin-is-a-premature-decision-heres-why\/\">reported yesterday<\/a>, has already drawn criticism from local economists and academics for apparently interfering with the long-term development of cryptocurrencies in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the above has led to increased legal regulation and definition of \u201cvirtual assets,\u201d with countries like the U.S., Japan, and even China (to an extent), placing cryptocurrencies alongside tradable financial products <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/u-s-judge-rules-cryptocurrencies-can-be-treated-as-commodities\/\">such as commodities like rice or sugar<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the IPO, local experts hope additional scrutiny and framework around cryptocurrencies are created, such as tax issues, business continuity, asset handling, and investor protection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An official concluded:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>&#8220;If Bithumb does an IPO, there will be marketability and valuation issues, but there will be many variables such as internal company issues and uncertainty about the virtual currency itself.&#8221;<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cryptocurrency firms, presumably burnt by the crashing ship that were ICOs, are turning to traditional methods to raise funds and keep themselves in business. 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