Do Kwon Arrested in Montenegro and Hit With US Fraud Charges (2)

March 23, 2023, 9:55 PM UTC

Terraform Labsco-founder Do Kwon, who presided over a more than $40 billion cryptocurrency implosion last year, was arrested in Montenegro and charged with fraud by US prosecutors.

The developments came just over a month after the US Securities and Exchange Commission sued the 31-year-old as well as Terraform Labs. It is unclear whether his arrest was at the request of US authorities. He also faces an arrest warrant in South Korea on securities-law violations.

Kwon was detained in Podgorica along with Hon Chang Joon while trying to fly to Dubai using falsified Costa Rican traveling documents, Montenegro’s Interior ...

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