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Prosecutors Raid Three Bithumb ‘Affiliates’ as Shareholder Scrutiny Intensifies
10.10.2022
A number of South Korean firms related to the crypto exchange Bithumb – including the firm that owns a controlling share of its stock – have been raided by the prosecution service on embezzlement charges....
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South Korea Reportedly Freezes Do Kwon’s Crypto Worth $40M — Luna Founder Says the Funds Are Not His
6.10.2022
South Korean authorities have reportedly frozen $40 million in crypto assets, including bitcoin, allegedly belonging to Luna founder Do Kwon. However, Kwon denied that any funds of his have been frozen. “I don’t even use Kucoin and Okex, have no time to trade, no funds have been...
South Korean Prosecutors Freeze $39.6M in Crypto Owned by Terraform’s Do Kwon: Report
5.10.2022
South Korea Seeks to Freeze 3,313 Bitcoin Allegedly Linked to Luna Founder Do Kwon
28.9.2022
South Korean prosecutors are seeking to freeze 3,313 bitcoins at two cryptocurrency exchanges allegedly tied to luna founder Do Kwon. The coins were moved soon after a South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for the Terraform Labs co-founder. Luna Foundation Guard has denied transferring...
Interpol Has Issued a Red Notice for Do Kwon, Say South Korean Prosecutors
26.9.2022
The International Criminal Police Organization, known widely as Interpol, has issued a Red Notice on Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs and the Terra ecosystem – as the manhunt for the elusive crypto chief continues.
South Korean prosecutors confirmed the Red Notice on September 26, per...
Breaking: Interpol 'Red Notice' issued for Do Kwon — South Korea prosecutors
26.9.2022
The Terraform Labs co-founder faces charges in South Korea relating to the crash of the Terra ecosystems' cryptocurrencies
South Korean Prosecutors Turn to Interpol for Help in Hunt for Do Kwon
20.9.2022
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South Korean prosecutors continue to turn up the heat on the Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon – and have asked Interpol to issue the man they now call a “fugitive” with a red notice.
Newsis reported that the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office’s...
Prosecutors Hunt for ‘Fugitive’ Do Kwon & Say He Left South Korea ‘in April’
19.9.2022
South Korean prosecutors have labeled the Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon a “fugitive” – and have claimed that he fled South Korea in April – several days before the crash of Terra ecosystem coins like TerraUSD (UST)....
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DOJ Launches Network of Over 150 Federal Prosecutors to Combat Criminal Uses of Crypto
18.9.2022
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has established the nationwide Digital Asset Coordinator Network of over 150 federal prosecutors. The authority explained that the new network will further its “efforts to combat the growing threat posed by the illicit use of digital assets to...
South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Plans to Revoke Do Kwon’s Passport: Report
15.9.2022
According to local reports stemming from South Korea, the country’s foreign ministry is looking to invalidate the co-founder of Terraform Labs Do Kwon’s passport. The story was published the day after it was reported that Seoul’s Southern District Prosecutors Office issued...
South Korean prosecutors apply to revoke Do Kwon and other Terra employees' passports
15.9.2022
Singapore, where Terra co-founder Do Kwon is currently staying, does not have an extradition treaty with South Korea
Report: South Korean Prosecutors Issue Arrest Warrant for Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon
14.9.2022
A warrant for the arrest of Do Kwon and five others has reportedly been issued by prosecutors in South Korea. The prosecutors allege that Kwon and his co-accused violated the country’s capital markets law. In addition to the arrest warrant, prosecutors will reportedly request an Interpol...
Is LUNA a Security? South Korean Prosecutors Want to Know the Answer
14.9.2022
South Korean prosecutors are looking into whether Terra Luna Classic or LUNC (formerly LUNA) can be considered a security – as they continue their probe into Terraform Labs and Terra ecosystem coins....
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South Korean Prosecutors Issue Do Kwon Arrest Warrant
14.9.2022
South Korean prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon (real named Kwon Do-hyeong) the, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs – the firm behind the Terra ecosystem coins LUNA and LUNC.
Kwon is currently residing in Singapore. Per Digital Today, South Korean prosecutors may seek aid from...
Crypto Miners in Russia’s Irkutsk Region Fined Almost $1.7 Million This Year
25.8.2022
Authorities in the energy-rich Russian region of Irkutsk have imposed hefty fines on crypto miners this year for illegal use of electricity to produce digital currencies. Power utilities have also filed hundreds of lawsuits, a report reveals, quoting prosecutors. Irkutsk Crypto Miners Pay...
Prosecutors want to claim NFTs as securities, alleges legal team of former OpenSea employee
22.8.2022
“The government has brought the instant prosecution using ill-founded applications of criminal law to set precedent in the digital asset space,” said Nathaniel Chastain’s lawyers
South Korean Prosecutors Wrap up Terra Raids on Exchanges, Tech & VC Firms
2.8.2022
A more than week-long prosecution raid of South Korean crypto exchanges and companies linked to Terraform Labs has finally come to an end, with officers admitting that finding the information they were after was challenging.
As reported, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office-run Joint...
Report: South Korean Prosecutors Raid Home of Terraform Labs Co-Founder
25.7.2022
A team of South Korean prosecutors recently raided the home of Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-seong. During an earlier raid that targeted 15 places, including seven cryptocurrency exchanges, the prosecutors reportedly secured terra transaction data. Seven Cryptocurrency Exchanges Targeted...
Crypto Winter & Ethereum Forecasts, Sustainable Bitcoin Mix, Terra Prosecutors, NFT Refusals and 20 Crypto Jokes
23.7.2022
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Prosecutors Raid Home of Terra Co-Founder Daniel Shin as Do Kwon Returns to Twitter
22.7.2022
The South Korean prosecution service’s recent raid of 15 locations as part of the probe into the “Terra (LUNAC) incident” saw officers search the home of the Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin.
Prosecutors are widely reported to be looking at evidence pertaining to figures at the top of...