According to Golden Finance, Bithumb former CEO Lee Sang-jun still received about 4.7 billion won (about 3.5 million US dollars) of compensation paid by the company during his sentence for bribery, including a bonus of $1.4 million, a pension of $1.5 million and a basic salary of $320,000. A Bithumb spokesman said it has made significant contributions to the company's specialized operations. Meanwhile, wages in South Korea's crypto industry rose sharply. Chairman Dunamu, the parent company of Upbit, received a reward of $82 million last year, and the average annual salary of employees reached $147,000.