PANews January 8 news, according to (Korea Economic Daily) reports, South Korean prosecutors have added charges against a woman in her 30s, who is suspected of operating an illegal cryptocurrency gambling website in Thailand. The new charges include concealing criminal proceeds and false allegations. Between April 2018 and August 2021, the website she managed received over 24,000 bitcoins (valued at $2.3 billion) from users, including South Koreans. The website facilitated gambling by predicting fluctuations in bitcoin prices. She was originally sentenced to five years in prison for establishing illegal gambling and money laundering, but her sentence was reduced to 2.5 years after appeal. The case is currently awaiting a ruling from the South Korean Supreme Court.