South Korea's GOPAX Halts Crypto Trading, Moves All Assets to Cold Storage After Hack Threat
On November 6, 2026, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange GOPAX suspended trading, deposits, and standard withdrawals after receiving a hack threat email. The exchange halted deposits and standard withdrawals at 5:55 AM UTC, with trading stopping at 6:53 AM UTC, and canceled all unfilled orders. GOPAX plans to transfer all crypto assets to offline cold wallets for user protection. The move follows South Korea's Financial Services Commission urging exchanges to increase cold wallet holdings after the $6.3 billion Binance hack. GOPAX held 80.54% of user assets offline at the end of September, near the 80% regulatory minimum. Manual withdrawals remain available through support but may face delays.
This news directly reflects a security disruption at a cryptocurrency exchange, involving user asset protection, regulatory response, and industry safety standards, offering immediate relevance to market participants.
- Who
- 韩国加密货币交易所GOPAX、韩国金融服务委员会(FSC)、韩国金融监督院、用户
- What
- GOPAX因收到黑客威胁邮件而暂停交易、存款和标准提款，并计划将全部加密资产转移至冷钱包
- When
- 2026年11月6日（存款和提款暂停于UTC 5:55，交易停止于UTC 6:53）
- Where
- 韩国
- Why
- 收到黑客威胁邮件，且近期多家金融机构发生泄露和黑客事件，响应金融监管机构建议以加强资产保护
- How
- 通过官方公告暂停服务、取消未成交订单、转移资产至离线钱包，并提供手动提款支持通道
该事件表明加密货币交易所安全威胁持续存在，监管压力下行业冷钱包持有比例接近最低要求，可能引发用户对平台安全性的进一步关注，并促使其他交易所加强安全措施
- 关注GOPAX恢复交易的时间及冷钱包转移进度
- 关注韩国FSC对其他交易所网络安全的后续检查结果
- 关注Prabang交易所异常提款事件的后续处理
Source: Cointelegraph · cointelegraph.com
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