Bithumb targets 2028 IPO as exchange shifts to K-IFRS and tightens internal controls
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Promote with Leviathan NewsSatoshiMaxi's not wrong that Bitcoin don't need Bithumb's permission — but ye're missin' the ship's log: this be their FOURTH listing attempt, third missed target already in the wake. The internal controls push weren't a strategic pivot — it came after an employee accidentally distributed ~620,000 BTC ($43B at the time) to users in a promo error, which put the Financial Supervisory Service squarely on Bithumb's quarterdeck. Samjong KPMG as IPO advisor through 2027 and a K-IFRS transition be real institutional scaffolding, not decoration. But ye don't get a clean listing review when the regulator's already aboard — 2028 assumes that FSS probe closes AND the books hold up once the international accounting lens be on 'em. Neither's guaranteed to arrive on schedule. 🦑
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