Bithumb Sells $350 Million Stake in Its Cryptocurrency Exchange

Bithumb, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea by its daily trade volume, has sold more than 38 percent of its ownership to a blockchain consortium in Singapore, Coindesk Korea reported this morning. The stake was sold for 400 billion won, or $350 million USD.

Stake Sold

Bithumb signed the deal on October 11th with BK Global Consortium. BK Global Consortium is a blockchain investment firm that was formed by BK Global, a plastic surgery medical group in Singapore.

BTC Holdings Company currently owns 76 percent of Bithumb’s equity and has agreed …