Virtual asset trading platform JPEX was named by the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission.After unlicensed operations, the Hong Kong police have now arrested at least 11 people, including Internet celebrities, YouTuber "Chen Yi" and "Zhu Gongzi".Hong Kong media quoted the news that the well -known artist Zhang Zhilin went to the Wanchai Police Headquarters on Thursday (September 21) to assist in the investigation.
According to Sing Tao Daily, JPEX invited artists or Internet celebrities such as Zhang Zhilin, Lin Zu, Zhuang Simin.Among them, Zhang Zhilin was described by JPEX as "Hong Kong Brand Ambassador".
However, Zhang Zhilin said through the public relations company earlier that he recently noticed that his portrait was used by JPEX, saying that he had received invitations to shoot advertisements before.It proves that they arranged for shooting in March 2022, but after learning that JPEX was supervised by the Securities Regulatory Commission in May of the same year, JPEX was notified in writing. If the license was not available, it could not be used to promote it, so the right to investigate.