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December 12, 2025, 11:12:44 PM
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‎I didn't do any search about this case since 2022 but sincerely I thought that he has already been sentenced to prison earlier on, I didn't know that the legal process was never yet finalized since 2022 that Luna crash until today when I saw the news that Do Kwon has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, which happened on the 11th this month.
‎Who is Do Kwon (for anyone that asked).
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A former crypto entrepreneur who was behind two digital currencies that collapsed and lost an estimated $40bn (£29.9bn) has been sentenced by a New York judge to 15 years in prison for an "epic" fraud.
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Kwon - who pleaded guilty in August to conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud - expressed remorse to the judge.
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The US district judge Paul Engelmayer called his crimes “a fraud of epic generational scale”.

The judge imposed a longer sentence than the 12 years sought by prosecutors, saying it would be too lenient given the harm he had caused to victims.
You can read in details here https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/12/do-kwon-cryptocurrency-terraform-labs-co-founder-prison-fraud or there https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgmm92d213o

‎Many people already knew how it started and how the collapse lead to the an estimated loss of $40bn but that's not what the topic is about, you can read if you're not aware of the crash.  I just thought I should share about his prison sentence for the benefit of those that are not yet aware.  thank you.
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December 13, 2025, 12:46:24 PM
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December 15, 2025, 09:38:22 PM
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I didn't see it, thank you.
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