Do Kwon

The ruling confirmed an earlier decision in April from the High Court of Podgorica which rejected a request to extradite the crypto fugitive to the United States.

Terraform Labs co-founder and crypto fugitive Do Kwon set for extradition to South Korea

Singapore-based Terraform Labs (TFL), the company behind digital assets TerraUSD (UST) and Luna, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware following the collapse of its cryptocurrencies in 2022. Terraform Labs, which…

Terraform Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 

Another chapter was published this week in the long and bizarre saga of Terraform Labs’ Do Kwon. The disgraced crypto founder will spend four months in a jail in Montenegro…

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon jailed four months in Montenegro 

A high court in Montenegro overrode a lower court’s previous decision that would have released Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon on bail. Bloomberg first reported on the news. Kwon will…

Montenegro court overturns Terraform founder Do Kwon’s bail 

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon pleaded not guilty in a Montenegrin court on Thursday to a charge of forging his passport and travel documents. Kwon’s hearing comes a month after…

Terraform’s Do Kwon pleads not guilty to fake travel documents charges

A spokesperson for South Korean prosecutors told TechCrunch that they are discussing Kwon’s extradition with “related parties.”

US, South Korea both seek Do Kwon’s extradition to face charges

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Do Kwon, the founder of Terraform Labs, has reportedly been arrested in Montenegro, according to a local government official.

Terra creator Do Kwon reportedly arrested at Montenegro airport

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the collapsed blockchain firm and stablecoin operator Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon with defrauding U.S. investors who purchased the digital…

SEC charges Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon with defrauding investors

A Seoul court rejected a request from prosecutors for warrants to detain eight people related to Terraform Labs, including the co-founder of Terraform Labs, Daniel Shin, early investors and former…

Seoul court rejects warrants for former Terraform Labs employees and investors over Luna collapse 

South Korean prosecutors said Wednesday they have requested arrest warrants for eight people related to Terraform Labs for the alleged fraud as the local authorities widen their investigation into the…

South Korean prosecutors seek arrest warrants for Terraform Labs co-founder, investors and engineers

Do Kwon alleges that charges levelled against him by the South Korean prosecutors are not legitimate and politically motivated, sharing a rare update on what has become one of the…

Terra’s Do Kwon says charges against him not legitimate and politically motivated

South Korea has ordered Do Kwon to surrender his passport, or risk getting it revoked, as the East Asian nation escalates actions against the crypto entrepreneur whose blockchain collapse earlier…

Do Kwon set to lose South Korean passport amid active Interpol red notice

Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), a Bitcoin reserve co-founded by Do Kwon as a confidence backstop to protect the Terra ecosystem, refuted claims that it had transferred digital tokens to other…

South Korean prosecutors want to freeze Do Kwon’s bitcoin assets

Interpol has issued a red notice for Do Kwon, requesting law enforcement agencies worldwide search for and arrest the Terraform Labs founder whose blockchain startup collapsed earlier this year. The…

Interpol issues red notice for Terra founder Do Kwon

South Korean prosecutors have refuted Do Kwon’s claim from over the weekend that he is not on the run and asked Interpol to issue a red notice against the Terraform…

South Korean prosecutors say Do Kwon ‘obviously on the run,’ ask Interpol to issue red notice

A court in South Korea has issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon, the founder of Terraform Labs, escalating its probe into the crypto ecosystem whose two tokens lost $40…

South Korea issues arrest warrant for Do Kwon, Luna drop nearly 50%

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Do Kwon’s Terra trauma and drama lives to see another day

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Terra’s Do Kwon looks for redemption with Luna token rebirth

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Terraform Labs’ plan to revive the Terra Ecosystem after its stablecoin UST and cryptocurrency LUNA nosedived earlier this month has passed and been approved by the community.

Terra community passes proposal to revive LUNA cryptocurrency following stablecoin-led implosion

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Daily Crunch: South Korea’s special financial crimes unit is investigating Do Kwon

Do Kwon, the creator of the stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) and its sister token Luna, is facing legal prosecution in South Korea over the collapse of the two coins that wiped…

Terra creator Do Kwon faces prosecution in South Korea