The FCoin exchange has officially announced that it will relaunch operations. A committee was formed after the exchange announced insolvency, promising to eventually return users’ funds. The exchange’s existing team will resume the operation of the FCoin and FMex websites, handing them over to an “interim committee” led by community representatives. The announcement was made on Feb. 27 on FCoin’s support page. The community will draft a compensation plan for the users affected by the insolvency. No details are available, with the announcement suggesting that it could be a mix of creditor’s rights or company equity. Finally, after the payment …

Less than two years after bursting onto the scene, Chinese crypto exchange FCoin has shut down its operations. The platform, founded by Zhang Jian, also says it may be unable to pay the 7,000 to 13,000 Bitcoin (BTC) — about $67 million to $125 million — that is owed to its customers. Jian, the former chief technology officer of Huobi, tried to explain the reasons for the platform’s insolvency, identifying poor auditing practices. Crypto pundits, however, say there is a more sinister aspect to FCoin’s demise — one that involves a cleverly orchestrated exit scam by the platform’s hierarchy. An …

Zhang Jian, founder of Chinese crypto exchange Fcoin, revealed in a post earlier today that FCoin may not be able to pay the 7,000-13,000 BTC (that’s $67 million to $125 million) that it owes users. According to Zhang, the exchange hasn’t been hacked and isn’t an exit scam. But evidence suggests it might be exactly that. Zhang claims that the shutdown is the result of a series of internal data errors and decisions that are too complicated to explain: “This is a problem that is a little too complicated to be explained in a single sentence, the time span is …