On the evening of November 2nd, Huobi HT suddenly plummeted, and then the market reported that Huobi No. 2 and COO Zhu Jiawei was under investigation. Zhu Jiawei does not have much actual business management, and more plays the role of “political commissar”.
There were also rumors that Zhu might be on the plane returning to Beijing from Zunyi, but there was still no voice over time. Several subsequent sources told Wu Shuo Blockchain that Zhu Jiawei is indeed under investigation, but has little impact on the company’s operation for the time being, and it is still suspected to be related to Shanxi.
Huobi just held a rare ecological conference of China’s cryptocurrency industry in Zunyi, Guizhou, covering most of the industry’s management and entrepreneurs. Some Huobi employees returned to Beijing from Guizhou on the 2nd.
On the afternoon of November 2nd, the live video of the conference came out. The founder of Huobi made a speech after suspected drinking, saying that he is confident and not afraid that Bitcoin is not illegal, and (Huobi or himself) did not do anything illegal.
On October 16, OK founder Xu Mingxing was exposed for investigation. Later, on October 21, Li Lin recalled Du Jun, the original co-founder and overseas.
Although the internal letter said that it mainly relied on Du Jun to expand the international market, the industry generally believed that it was planning ahead and looking for overseas private key managers. Du Jun’s circle of friends also indirectly confirmed this news.
On the evening of November 2, Du Jun said in the Moments for the first time: Huobi is all normal.
Du Jun did not respond or refute the rumors that the executives were being investigated. He emphasized that Huobi’s operations are normal, and user asset safety is the first priority , which means that Huobi may guarantee normal operations under pressure.
After Xu Mingxing was investigated, Binance quickly conducted several key managers losing contact “exercises.” Huobi is promoting its own multi-signature technology and does not rely on the authority and operation of a single individual. It is reported that Huobi has also conducted pre-plans and exercises. Although the panic continued to spread after the incident, the response was still orderly.
Zhu Jiawei was born in 1982, graduated from Hohai University, worked for Oracle Corporation, joined Huobi in 15 years, and began to popularize blockchain and cryptocurrency in China’s social sciences. Many people have entered this industry under the influence of his popular science content. There is no detailed information on the reason and form of Zhu Jiawei’s investigation, and follow-up official or accurate information source disclosure is required.
On October 30, Huobi Global CEO Qi Ye responded to He Yishi and said: Huobi has received more than a dozen pennants (sent by the police) this year and is preparing to decorate the display wall for hanging.
