From the courtroom, @zguz34 unpacks the Do Kwon guilty plea deal

Do Kwon, the co-founder and former chief executive of Terraform Labs, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to two fraud-related charges tied to the collapse of the TerraUSD/Luna ecosystem. Prosecutors said the scheme helped erase roughly $40 billion in market value and caused losses for investors worldwide. According to the plea agreement, the government said it would not seek more than 12 years in prison if Kwon complied with the deal, while he also agreed to forfeit over $19 million and give up his interest in Terraform and its cryptocurrencies. The case matters because it is one of the most prominent criminal prosecutions to emerge from the 2022 crypto crash, and it marks a major legal turning point for one of the sector’s most consequential founders.

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• Court Digest - Detroit Legal News (legalnews.com)
• Southern District of New York | Do Kwon Pleads Guilty To Fraud (justice.gov)
• United States v. Kwon, 23 Cr. 151 (PAE) (Terraform Labs Fraud) (justice.gov)

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