Südkorea probéiert 3,313 Bitcoin ze afréieren, déi angeblech mam Luna Grënner Do Kwon verbonne sinn

South Korea Seeks to Freeze 3,313 Bitcoin Allegedly Linked to Luna Founder Do Kwon

South Korean prosecutors are seeking to freeze 3,313 bitcoins at two cryptocurrency exchanges allegedly tied to luna founder Do Kwon. The coins were moved soon after a South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for the Terraform Labs co-founder. Luna Foundation Guard has denied transferring the coins.

Korean Authorities Ask Crypto Exchanges to Freeze Bitcoin

South Korean authorities have reportedly asked cryptocurrency exchanges Kucoin and Okx to freeze 3,313 bitcoins allegedly tied to Terraform Labs co-founder Kwon Do-hyung, also known as Do Kwon. The coins were transferred to the trading platforms soon after a warrant was issued for Kwon’s arrest in South Korea.

On Tuesday, an official at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office bestätegt gouf to Bloomberg that requests have been sent to the two cryptocurrency exchanges to freeze the 3,313 BTC.

The coins were transferred to the trading platforms from a wallet allegedly linked to Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) that was created on Sept. 15, according to crypto researcher Cryptoquant. The researcher told the publication:

Cryptoquant specified new bitcoin addresses owned by LFG based on transaction patterns, adjacent flows and material non-public information.

However, Luna Foundation Guard denied the allegation Tuesday evening. The group tweeted its treasury’s bitcoin address, adding: “LFG hasn’t created any new wallets or moved BTC oder aner Tokens déi vum LFG zënter Mee 2022 gehal ginn.

Do Kwon Says: ‘I’m Making Zero Effort to Hide’

The luna founder’s whereabouts are currently unknown. He was believed to be in Singapore but the Singapore police force said earlier this month that he is currently net an der Stad-Staat. De Kwon huet behaapt datt hien net "op der Flucht, " twitteréiert Méindeg:

I’m making zero effort to hide. I go on walks and malls.

E südkoreanesche Geriicht huet en Haftbefehl for Kwon on Sept. 14. He is accused of fraud after the collapse of the cryptocurrency luna (now called luna classic (LUNC)) and stablecoin terrausd (UST). In addition, the country’s ministry of foreign affairs is reportedly planning to ze zéien säi Pass.

Moreover, Interpol has issued a Rot Notiz for the Terraform Labs co-founder. “A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action,” Interpol’s website details, adding that “Red Notices are issued for fugitives wanted either for prosecution or to serve a sentence.”

Do you think Do Kwon transferred 3,313 bitcoins after his arrest warrant was issued? And, do you think Korean authorities should be able to freeze crypto at exchanges? Let us know in the comments section below.

Kevin Helms

E Student vun der éisträichescher Economie, de Kevin huet Bitcoin am 2011 fonnt an ass zënterhier en Evangelist. Seng Interesse leien an der Bitcoin Sécherheet, Open-Source Systemer, Netzwierkungseffekter an der Kräizung tëscht Wirtschaft a Kryptografie.