Do Kwon

2022 - 9 - 26

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Internationally Hunted Terraform Labs Co-Founder Do Kwon Says ... (Gizmodo)

Interpol reportedly issued a "red notice" warrant calling on law enforcement agencies worldwide to capture and arrest Kwon.

With Kwon still refusing to budge, prosecutors decided to [loop in](https://gizmodo.com/prosecutors-ask-interpol-red-notice-manhunt-for-do-kwon-1849554403) Interpol. [helped tank](https://gizmodo.com/bitcoin-crypto-binance-coinbase-1849064994) the price of Bitcoin and ushered in one of the [worst crypto winters](https://gizmodo.com/crypto-crypto-com-blockfi-terra-luna-1849055244) in the industry’s history. [sent a request](https://gizmodo.com/terra-luna-crypto-do-kwon-1849539648) to South Korea’s Foreign Ministry to revoke his passport. Kwon was believed to be in Singapore during the chaos, though local law enforcement [reportedly](https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-09-26-2022/card/crypto-s-do-kwon-faces-global-manhunt-with-interpol-red-notice-sg4WauHv4iQ1PJ6fCgy8) claims his current whereabouts are unknown. Interpol did not immediately respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment but their [website](https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-Red-Notices) described the notice as, “a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.” Those notices are issued for wanted fugitives who are really, by definition, “on the run.” International crime-fighting agency Interpol reportedly issued a notice instructing law enforcement agencies worldwide to arrest Terraform Labs co-founder and CEO Do Kwon.

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South Korea Moves to Freeze Bitcoin Tied to Do Kwon (Bloomberg)

South Korean prosecutors are moving to freeze assets linked to Do Kwon, the crypto entrepreneur they are seeking to arrest on suspicion of breaking ...

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Terra co-founder Do Kwon 'making zero effort to hide' from ... (Mothership.sg)

Interpol issues such notices as a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest fugitives. Yet, in a Sep. 27 tweet, Kwon said that he ...

[Telegram](https://t.me/mothershipsg) to get the latest updates. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/business/interpol-do-kwon-korea-crypto.html) reported that Kwon was wanted by investigators after the collapse of his cryptocurrencies, Luna and TerraUSD. [tweet](https://twitter.com/stablekwon/status/1574448432793538560), Kwon said that he was "making zero effort to hide". [Yonhap News](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220918001300315). Responding to Kwon's tweet, prosecutors in South Korea said that he was "obviously on the run" and refuted his claims of cooperation with the investigation, reported [tweets](https://twitter.com/stablekwon/status/1571197156907679745) from Sep.

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Do Kwon Mocks Interpol Red Notice (Blockworks)

Do Kwon, founder of the failed cryptocurrency Terra, is rebutting reports that the Interpol seeks his arrest. South Korean authorities confirmed over the ...

Addressing reports about his potential arrest, Do Kwon said he was “not on the run” and that he was open to cooperating with authorities interested in communicating. [interview](https://www.coinage.media/s1/inside-cryptos-largest-collapse-with-terras-do-kwon) with Coinage last month, Do Kwon said it was “kind of hard” to go back to South Korea because he wasn’t in touch with investigators. [arrest warrants](https://blockworks.co/south-korea-issues-arrest-warrant-for-terra-ceo-do-kwon-report/) for the 31-year-old crypto founder and his key associates. Singapore doesn’t feature on South Korea’s But Singapore police say Do Kwon is no longer there. A Red Notice can be used to prevent an individual from fleeing prior to an extradition request being issued.

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