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Do Kwon Extradition Sought by U.S., South Korea, Montenegro Justice Minister Says
29.3.2023
Marko Kovac said the Terraform Lab founder's extradition proceedings would follow a criminal case for ID document forgery
Do Kwon’s Extradition Likely to Take Time, Montenegrin Prosecutor Says
28.3.2023
A prosecutor investigating Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon for alleged passport forgery in Montenegro has indicated that he will not be extradited soon. The law enforcement official told South Korean media that Montenegrin authorities intend to indict Kwon within a month, ruling out the possibility...
Report: Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Plans to Appeal Detention Extension After Arrest in Montenegro
26.3.2023
According to the Montenegro-based newspaper Vijesti, Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, also known as Kwon Do-hyung, is appealing the detention extension ordered by a Montenegrin court. Kwon was arrested on March 23, 2023, after being caught at Podgorica Airport in Montenegro while...
Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Faces Extradition to South Korea
24.3.2023
According to a report published by AFP, Do Kwon, CEO of Terraform Labs, has been charged with document forgery in Montenegro. Kwon was arrested at the Podgorica airport while traveling with fake documentation. South Korean prosecutors have said the Terra co-founder faces extradition to South Korea....
Do Kwon Charged, Due in Montenegro Court for Extradition Hearing: AFP
24.3.2023
Terraform Labs founder Kwon was arrested in Montenegro on Thursday for document forgery
Onecoin Head of Legal and Compliance Charged for Role in Crypto Pyramid
22.3.2023
Authorities in the U.S. have announced charges against a former Onecoin executive for her alleged role in the notorious crypto pyramid scheme. Bulgarian national Irina Dilkinska, who was extradited on Monday, may face up to four decades in prison if found guilty on counts of fraud and money...
OneCoin head of compliance facing 40 year sentence after US extradition
22.3.2023
The alleged fraudster was accused of doing the “exact opposite” of her job title, which was to ensure OneCoin was complying with laws
Court Dismisses Former Monero Developer’s Bid to Have His Extradition to South Africa Declared Illegal
16.3.2023
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in South Africa has rejected former Monero lead maintainer Riccardo Spagni’s bid to have it declare his extradition from the United States to South Africa illegal. In its ruling, the Supreme Court of Appeal insisted that Spagni did not sufficiently argue...
Russia Releases Bitzlato Co-Founder Anton Shkurenko After Questioning
12.2.2023
Russian authorities have released the recently arrested co-founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato, said to have processed illicit funds worth millions of U.S. dollars. Anton Shkurenko, who was questioned in Moscow, denies the French charges against him that became the reason for his brief detention....
Russian Charged With Laundering Ransomware Proceeds in Crypto Pleads Guilty in US
10.2.2023
A Russian national accused of processing cryptocurrency payments from ransomware attacks has pleaded guilty to money laundering in the United States. The man who was extradited from the Netherlands in mid-August, last year, will be sentenced in April. Russian Crypto Launderer Pleads Guilty in...
Bitzlato Co-Founder Anton Shkurenko Arrested in Russia, Report
9.2.2023
Russian authorities have reportedly arrested the second co-founder of seized cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato. The man, who recently promised to restore the platform’s operations from Russia, was detained at the request of Interpol and may face extradition to France. Another Co-Founder...
3AC Co-Founder Kyle Davies Fails to Respond to Liquidators’ Subpoena Despite Twitter Delivery
8.2.2023
According to recent court filings, Kyle Davies, co-founder of the defunct cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), has allegedly failed to respond to a subpoena from the firm’s current liquidators, despite it being sent via Twitter. Representatives from advisory company Teneo...
South Korean officials traveled to Serbia to find Do Kwon
8.2.2023
The South Korean prosecutor's office reportedly admitted that the reports one of its team visited Serbia “aren’t false.”
Snowden to Musk: ‘I Take Payment in Bitcoin’; Big Short Investor Says Audits of Exchanges like Binance and FTX Are ‘Meaningless,’ and More — Week in Review
25.12.2022
Ahead of the holidays and new year, the former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor known to the world as a staunch privacy advocate and whistleblower, Edward Snowden, has offered to step up as the new CEO of Twitter after current “Chief Twit” Elon Musk has said he is stepping...
Sam Bankman-Fried is one step closer to US extradition: Report
21.12.2022
Officials from the U.S. Embassy, FBI, and U.S. Marshals Service were reportedly in attendance to witness the former FTX CEO waiving his right to a formal extradition process
Extradition Papers Signed: Sam Bankman-Fried, Founder of FTX, to Return to US for Charges
21.12.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has signed extradition papers, agreeing to be extradited to the United States.
According to a report by ABC News, Bankman-Fried signed the papers to waive an extradition hearing from the Bahamas after the crypto boss...
SBF signs extradition papers, set to return to face charges in the US
21.12.2022
The FTX founder has reportedly signed on the dotted line, bringing him a step closer to returning to US soil
Sam Bankman-Fried Reportedly Set for Extradition to the U.S.
20.12.2022
A hearing in the Bahamas is set for Wednesday morning, reports Bloomberg
‘Visibly Shaking’ FTX Co-Founder Hammers out a ‘Wasted Day’ in Court as Bahamian, US Legal Team Prep for Extradition
20.12.2022
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) had a difficult day in court on Monday according to a number of accounts that said SBF’s local attorney seemed to be in conflict with his U.S. legal team. Furthermore, courtroom reports noted that SBF dozed off for an extended period of time and had to...
Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to US extradition 'to put the customers right': Report
19.12.2022
The former FTX CEO attended an emergency hearing of the Bahamas Magistrate Court just hours earlier, returning to prison following the event