Jailed Crypto Tycoon Do Kwon’s Company Appoints New CEO

Terraform Labs has tapped Chris Amani to run the company as co-founder Do Kwon faces charges of fraud.

• 2023-07-19
• Terraform Labs Amani chief executive officer Kwon

Swiss Authorities Freeze $26M Worth of Do Kwon, Terraform Labs Crypto Assets: Report

$26 million in crypto linked to Terraform Labs and held in digital asset bank Sygnum has reportedly been frozen by Swiss authorities.

• 2023-06-26
• Terraform Labs digital asset Swiss authorities Kwon Do-hyeong Securities and Exchange

Switzerland freezes US$26 million in crypto held by Terraform Labs and Do Kwon

Swiss prosecutors have reportedly frozen about US$26 million in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that belong to Terraform Labs and its chief executive officer Kwon Do-hyeong.

• 2023-06-26
• Terraform Labs digital asset Do Kwon Kwon Do-hyeong South Korean prosecutors Han Chang-joon

U.S. judge considers whether Terraform Labs' cryptocurrencies were securities

A U.S. judge considered whether the digital assets created by Terraform Labs were securities at a hearing on Thursday, a question central to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s fraud case against the company and its founder Do Kwon. Kwon and Terraform Labs were behind two cryptocurrencies whose implosion roiled crypto markets around the world last year.

• 2023-06-16
• Terraform Labs digital assets U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Do Kwon securities Jed Rakoff

A South Korean crypto boss was finally arrested after a six-month manhunt

The co-founder of Singapore-based crypto fintech firm Terraform Labs was detained in Montenegro yesterday (Mar. 23). Do Kwon was wanted by the South Korean police, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Interpol—the latter issued a red notice for his arrest last September.

• 2023-03-24
• Terraform Labs US Securities and Exchange Commission arrest warrants Interpol

Former Crypto Star Arrested After Months on the Run

Do Kwon, the founder of Terraform Labs, the ecosystem behind the Luna and UST cryptocurrencies which collapsed last May, has been arrested in Montenegro, according to local authorities.

• 2023-03-24
• Terraform Labs UST South Korean authorities Do Kwon South Korea arrest warrant Celsius Network

Singapore Police Have Begun Probing Crypto Fugitive Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore police said they have begun a probe linked to Terraform Labs Pte, the company co-founded by crypto fugitive Do Kwon.Most Read from BloombergMortgage Lenders Are Selling Homebuyers a LieHolding Cash Will Be a Winning Strategy in 2023, Investors SayForget Peak Oil Demand: A Thirst for Barrels Puts $100 in ViewChina’s Cautious Growth Target Limits Help to World EconomyWorld’s Riskiest Markets Stumble Into Crisis With Dollars ScarceIn an emailed statement on Monday, the forc

• 2023-03-06
• Terraform Labs Bloomberg Do Kwon

SEC Charges “Stablecoin” Firm With Securities Fraud As Crypto Enforcement Heats Up

The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that Terraform Labs and its CEO orchestrated a "crypto asset securities fraud" with its Terra USD coin.

• 2023-02-17
• Terraform Labs Terra USD Do Kwon