South Korean Law Firm Confirms Do Kwon Paid Them $7 Million Before Terra Collapse
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon faces a possible embezzlement charge after a Korean law firm confirms he paid them $7 million before the Terra collapse.
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Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon faces a possible embezzlement charge after a Korean law firm confirms he paid them $7 million before the Terra collapse.
Fugitive and Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon paid $7 million to South Korean law firm Kim & Chang before Terra wiped out $40 billion from the market in May 2022.
According to a Bloomberg report, South Korean prosecutors are now investigating the crypto mogul and founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, for allegedly transferring funds to a local law firm just before the tokens he created suffered a US$60 billion wipeout, causing significant disruption in the digital-asset sector.
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Prosecutors have revealed that Terraform Labs co-founder, Do Kwon, sent a payment of 9 billion won ($7 million) to a Korean law firm named Kim & Chang just before the collapse of the TerraUSD algorithmic stablecoin and Luna token.
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After Kwon was arrested, the prosecutors indicated that he had paid the law firm before the collapse.
South Korean prosecutors confirmed a report that Kwon sent $7 million to a local law firm in the months leading up to his venture's dramatic fall.
South Korean prosecutors have revealed that Hyung Do Kwon, the disgraced crypto entrepreneur behind the $60 billion Terra token collapse, transferred $7 million to Kim & Chang law firm shortly before the implosion of TerraUSD and Luna tokens.
South Korean prosecutors confirmed that Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon sent $7 billion to a top South Korean law firm, Kim & Chang, right before the collapse of the Terra ecosystem. The prosecutors believe that Kwon's decision to send the funds was a deliberate move that allegedly reaffirmed his awareness of the impending collapse and anticipated legal problems.
Prosecutors investigating failed blockchain firm Terraform Labs have found out that its Singapore office sent millions of U.S. dollars to lawyers just before the crash of its cryptocurrencies. According to Korean media, the transfers suggest that co-founder Do Kwon was aware of the imminent collapse.
South Korean prosecutors have established a connection between the dramatic downfall of the Terra ecosystem and a 9 billion won ($7 million) payment made by Terraform Labs CEO, Do Kwon, to Kim & Chang, a leading South Korean law firm.
Terraform Labs CEO, Do Kwon, sent millions to a South Korean law firm right before the company's collapse. Prosecutors believe Kwon's actions were deliberate and prove his awareness of the impending collapse and anticipated legal problems.
The designer of the Terra blockchain platform, which is no longer operational, has been targeted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a securities fraud lawsuit. The lawsuit claims that Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, participated in a deceitful scheme that resulted in the loss of at least $40 billion in market value.
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While trying to tie in Kwon's ill intent in prepaying the law firm, prosecutors believe that the information will help in the ongoing fraud case.
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According to a KBS News post, Korean prosecutors have confirmed that Do Kwon, CEO of Terraform Labs, sent 9 billion won ($7 Million USD) to Kim & Chang, the largest law firm in Korea, just before the crash.
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