Cai Xiaodong, Owner of Cryptocurrency Exchange ‘East Building,’ Arrested in Hong Kong: Latest Updates and Controversies

2023-10-08 08:18:08
Cai Xiaodong, nicknamed “Dong Ji”, is the person in charge of “Dong Guan”.

[Yahoo News Report]Law enforcement actions related to the cryptocurrency exchange JPEX are still continuing. It is reported that the police arrested a 28-year-old man surnamed Cai at the airport today (8th). It is reported that he is the owner of the cryptocurrency exchange shop “East Building” The person in charge, Cai Xiaodong, nicknamed “Tong Kee”, was arrested after arriving in Hong Kong by plane from other places.

Four hours ago, Cai Xiaodong posted on his Instagram page “hongcoin_btc”, stating that he had “fully assisted the police in the investigation” in Hong Kong, and that he had never received any money from JPEX, “nor had he participated in the JPEX harvesting incident, and was completely “Unknowingly”, he even said that he had lost more than 95% of his assets due to the JPEX incident. “The worst thing I did in my life was to believe in this scam platform.” Cai Xiaodong said, “We, Dongji, will fully assist in pursuing JPEX in Hong Kong to immediately open the USDT withdrawal function and refuse to lock up positions.” He also said, “JPEX and I are incompatible.”

Cai Xiaodong has been interviewed by the media in the past, saying that he has made over 100 million Hong Kong dollars in income through investing in cryptocurrency in the past four years, and used this as an “inspirational story” to promote. Cai Xiaodong also revealed that he lived in a villa in Saigon and once gave the media a tour of his apartment.

Cai Xiaodong also promoted JPEX in the past when he made videos analyzing cryptocurrency.

Since the police launched the arrest operation on September 18, 28 people have been arrested.

hongcoin_btc Instagram screenshot (click to enlarge)

Cai Xiaodong also offers cryptocurrency courses in the “East Building”.

Cai Xiaodong’s cryptocurrency exchange shop “East Branch” opened in the West District, and many people showed up.

Cai Xiaodong’s cryptocurrency exchange shop “East Branch”, in addition to cryptocurrency exchange business, also has a large space for Cai Xiaodong to gather with fans.

Like “Crypto Leopard” Chen Xiaolong, Cai Xiaodong has also spoken on the topic of cryptocurrency at conferences and exhibitions.

OTC related figures were arrested one after another

The police began an arrest operation on the JPEX case on the 18th of last month. On that day, in addition to searching a number of cryptocurrency exchange shops in Hong Kong, including Coingaroo, Coiner, etc., they also arrested 8 people on suspicion of “conspiracy to defraud”, including “Chen Dayi Exchange” “Chen Yi” Chen Yingyi, one of the persons in charge of the store, Lin Zuo, the owner of “Lin Zuo OTC”, etc.

On September 20, the police announced the arrest of three people, including “Zhu Gongzi” Zhu Jiahui, the person in charge of the exchange shop “Gongzihui”, and “dR.

On September 26, the police said they arrested a 23-year-old man surnamed Huang, who was reportedly the director of the cryptocurrency exchange shop “Money Lupin”.

On September 27, the police said they arrested a 23-year-old man surnamed Zhong, who is the director of the cryptocurrency exchange shop “Money Lupin”. As for a 29-year-old woman surnamed Liang, an Internet celebrity who is called the “Goddess of the Coin Industry” by netizens. Xiangxiang” was also arrested.

On September 29, the police held a press conference and stated that they had arrested two people each in Hong Kong and Macau from the 26th to the 28th. Among them, two 29-year-old Hong Kong men named Lu and Ho were arrested in Macau on suspicion of money laundering. As for Hong Kong, a 28-year-old man surnamed Deng and a 28-year-old man surnamed Huang were arrested.

On October 4, the police arrested two more men in So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun and Tai Po. The man arrested in Tuen Mun was surnamed Liu, and the man arrested in Tai Po was surnamed Zheng. The police identified the two as members of a fraud group. Sources indicate that the arrested man surnamed Zheng is TVB artist Zheng Junxi. He once opened a YouTube channel to share cryptocurrency information, and the Porsche electric car he owned has been towed away by the police.

Yesterday evening (October 5), there was news that the police arrested 6 people. Among them, a 54-year-old man surnamed Zhang was identified as a member of the fraud group. The others included Solomon Chen, the founder of “CryptoPARD” Chan) and a former director surnamed Li, two Coingaroo employees surnamed Zhao, 23 years old, another 29-year-old Coingaroo employee surnamed “Au”, and an employee of “East Hall Tung Club” surnamed Yu. When the police first launched an arrest operation on September 18, Coingaroo and East Hall, which were engaged in the cryptocurrency exchange shop business, were raided by the police.

According to sources, the arrested man surnamed Zhao is named Zhao Jingxian and is the general manager of Coingaroo. He once participated in the first and second seasons of ViuTV’s “Star Making” and performed in the same group with many members of MIRROR, but was eventually eliminated. Zhao Jingxian also serves as a course instructor for the “Hong Kong Bitcoin Academy”.

On the evening of October 5, the police arrested another 31-year-old man named Mo, who is believed to be a member of the fraud group.

In addition, the police also towed away a Lamborghini sports car from “The Carmel”, a private housing estate in Tai Lam. The car was suspected to be one of the proceeds of crime.

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