Employees of the Turkish exchange Vebitcoin arrested on suspicion of fraud – Bits Media

Earlier, the Central Bank of Turkey banned the use of cryptocurrencies for payments. After that, the Vebitcoin exchange announced the termination of work, And now her four employees are arrested on suspicion of fraud.

Vebitcoin is one of the largest exchanges in Turkey with a more trading volume $60 million a day. As the reason for the closure, the leadership of the exchange called unexpected financial problems. maybe, This is due to the withdrawal of funds by customers after the statement of the country's Central Bank on the ban on the use of cryptocurrencies for payments from 30 april.

“We decided to stop our activities, To fulfill the requirements of the regulator ", - It is noted in the message on the website of the company.

However, after that, four exchange employees were arrested by Turkish law enforcement agencies on suspicion of fraud. The chief prosecutor of the city of Mugla Mehmet Nadir Yagdzhi (Mehmet Nadir Yagci) said:

“After searches and checks, conducted at the company's headquarters and several other addresses, Four people were detained, who are managers and employees of the company. Investigation of the Cybercrimands Department of the Mugla police department is carried out multifaceted and carefully ".

Recall, that earlier the founder of another Turkish exchange of Thodex escaped with the money of customers.