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March 2023

Bitcoin breaks above US$28,000 as Do Kwon detained in Montenegro

Welcome to The Daily Forkast – March 24, 2023 – presented by Joel Flynn for the latest in the crypto markets. Most major cryptocurrencies have seen a increase in their prices amid the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the Fed rate by another 25-basis points. Terra Luna founder Do Kwon has been arrested by Montenegrin […]

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South Korea confirms identity of man arrested in Europe as Terra-Luna fugitive Do Kwon, seeks extradition

Terraform Labs founder Daniel Shin again questioned by South Korea prosecutors over stablecoin collapse

South Korea cranks up pressure to extradite Do Kwon, founder of failed Terra-Luna stablecoin

FBI investigating the collapse of Do Kwon’s Terra-Luna, WSJ reports

Singapore police begin probe linked to Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs: Bloomberg

March 2023

South Korea prosecutors say Serbia ready to help fraud investigation into Terra’s Do Kwon

Prosecutors flew to Serbia earlier this month as part of an investigation into Terraform Labs chief Do Kwon, who faces fraud accusations related to the US$40 billion collapse of his Terra-Luna cryptocurrency project in May last year.

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Singapore police begin probe linked to Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs: Bloomberg

March 2023

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Singapore police begin probe linked to Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs: Bloomberg

March 2023

S.Korean prosecutors mull second request of arrest warrant for Terra cofounder Daniel Shin

Seoul judge dismisses prosecutors’ request for arrest warrant for Terra’s Daniel Shin, derails their plan to investigate Shin in custody

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Singapore police begin probe linked to Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs: Bloomberg

Terra fugitive Do Kwon has registered address in Serbia: S. Korean local media

Terra cryptocurrency fugitive Do Kwon flew to Serbia last month, South Korean prosecutor says

Terra cofounder Daniel Shin makes court appearance for arrest warrant review

December 2022

South Korea freezes Terra cofounder Daniel Shin’s US$104 mln in assets; CEO Do Kwon tweets he was wrong, not fraudulent

Terra’s former executive Daniel Shin’s US$100 million were frozen on Thursday; Do Kwon tweets that the Terra team did everything to save UST

Terra cofounder Daniel Shin’s Chai Corp. raided by S.Korean authorities

Daniel Shin’s Chai Corporation, which partnered with Terraform Labs in 2019, is accused of violating capital market rules in past dealings with Terra.

Crypto fugitive Do Kwon said to be hiding in Europe, mocks ‘cops from world over’ in series of tweets

The South Korean founder of the collapsed Terra stablecoin faces multiple allegations of wrongdoing, the latest being price manipulation.

Crypto leaders differ over Do Kwon blame in May’s market crash

‘Bad actor’ or a ‘sliding market’? Blockchain industry leaders at Hong Kong FinTech Week offer insights into the Terra-LUNA crash.

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Terra cofounder Daniel Shin makes court appearance for arrest warrant review

Terra-Luna cofounder Daniel Shin may face fraud charges in South Korea, prosecutors say

Terra cofounder Daniel Shin denies $100 mln LUNA cashout: report

S.Korea summons ex-Terra exec Daniel Shin over US$100M in LUNA gains

‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli to Do Kwon: jail isn’t that bad

November 2022

South Korea indicates fugitive Do Kwon’s passport still valid; his location unknown

Kwon has been issued with an Interpol “red notice” requesting his extradition on charges brought by South Korea related to the implosion of the Terra Luna cryptocurrency project he founded

S.Korea’s parliament audit on Terra-LUNA falls short of expectations

The National Assembly wanted to get to the bottom of the Terra-LUNA collapse on Thursday. At the end of a long and speech-filled day, lawmakers left empty-handed.

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‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli to Do Kwon: jail isn’t that bad

Interpol’s global police beat moves to metaverse amid hunt for Terra’s Do Kwon

Terra CEO Do Kwon, wanted in South Korea, left Singapore and flew to parts unknown via Dubai

Arrested Terra employee, Do Kwon associate, released from custody amid S. Korea Terra-LUNA probe

South Korea makes first arrest in Terra-LUNA investigation

S.Korea gov’t failed, special prosecutor needed on Terra-LUNA, lawmaker says

Terra CEO Do Kwon to lose his passport within a month

October 2022

Terraform cofounder Daniel Shin to testify in South Korean parliament

South Korea’s National Assembly intends to get to the bottom of the Terra-LUNA debacle in its next audit in October along with several other issues surrounding the local crypto industry.

South Korea’s investigation of Do Kwon ‘unfair’: Terraform Labs

Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd., the firm behind the collapse of the Terra-LUNA stablecoin project said South Korean prosecutors’ measures in pursuing its chief executive officer Do Kwon violate his basic rights under Korean law.

Do Kwon denies cashout allegations

The man behind Terra-LUNA contradicts the basis of the new action South Korean authorities took to corner and locate him.

Interpol issues red notice for Do Kwon, says South Korean prosecutor

South Korea is pursuing different options to get custody of Do Kwon as the Terraform Labs CEO faces charges for his alleged involvement in the multibillion collapse of the Terra-LUNA stablecoin project.

For South Korea, making Do Kwon pay for his alleged crimes easier said than done

A member of the prosecuting team tells Forkast additional charges are likely to be leveled against Terraform Labs Chief Executive Officer Do Kwon following this week’s issuance of an arrest warrant for violating the country’s Capital Markets Act.

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Terra CEO Do Kwon to lose his passport within a month

Do Kwon says “not on the run” as S.Korea calls for Interpol’s red notice