Himalaya Exchange is a cryptocurrency company based in London, England.
On June 17, 2021, the British Columbia Securities Commission issued a warning that Himalaya Exchange was not registered in British Columbia, and investors should use caution.[1]
The exchange held assets at FV Bank and Mercantile Bank International (MBI).[2]
Entities controlled by Guo Wengui, such as G|CLUBS and G|Fashion, reportedly had business relationships with Himalaya Exchange. Guo has promoted the exchange, despite having no formal position with the company.[2:1]
Name | Position | Notes |
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William Je | Founder[3] | Money manager for Guo Wengui |
Himalaya Exchange. (2021, June 17). British Columbia Securities Commission. https://web.archive.org/web/20210926175742/https://www.bcsc.bc.ca/enforcement/early-intervention/investment-caution-list/2021/himalaya-exchange ↩︎
23 CRIM 118. (2023, March 6). Cryptome; United States District Court Southern District of New York. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405092411/https://cryptome.org/2023/03/kwok-002.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎
Gilmour, R. (2022, December 23). My first boss: William Je, Hamilton Investment Management CEO. Yahoo News. https://web.archive.org/web/20230320215325/https://news.yahoo.com/william-je-hamilton-investment-management-ceo-094637398.html ↩︎