TechFlow news — On the evening of November 2, Beijing time, reports emerged that Huobi COO Zhu Jiawei had been taken away by police.
In response, one person close to Huobi said: "False. I saw him having lunch in Zunyi this morning—unless he was detained later this afternoon." Another individual close to Huobi messaged Zhu Jiawei on WeChat to verify the report but had not received a reply as of yet.
Zhu Jiawei, born in 1982, previously worked at Oracle and Capgemini Consulting. He joined Huobi in 2015 and has served as CEO Assistant, Operations Director, and Chief Operating Officer.
Du Jun, co-founder of Huobi, seemingly responded to the incident on social media: "Thank you for your concern. Everything at Huobi is operating normally. User asset security remains our top priority. Feel free to test deposits and withdrawals."
As of now, Huobi has not issued an official statement regarding the matter, and withdrawals from the platform remain unaffected.
According to Whale Alert, within the past 30 minutes, Huobi transferred 110 million USDT to Bitfinex. Data from CoinGecko shows that Huobi's native token HT has dropped 9.3% over the past 24 hours, currently trading at $3.78.
