Coinage dives into Do Kwon’s plea deal details and the potential of a Trump pardon

Crypto media outlet Coinage has released a video unpacking the legal and political stakes around Terraform Labs co‑founder Do Kwon’s U.S. plea deal and discussing speculation about whether a future Donald Trump administration could offer him a pardon. The coverage follows Kwon’s decision to plead guilty in U.S. federal court to fraud-related charges tied to the collapse of the Terra/Luna ecosystem, and looks at how that plea agreement interacts with his exposure in both the United States and South Korea, as well as the theoretical mechanics of a presidential pardon. According to court filings and news reports, Kwon pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to two fraud counts arising from the roughly $40 billion collapse of Terraform Labs’ TerraUSD (UST) and LUNA tokens. Under his plea agreement, U.S. prosecutors agreed not to seek more than about 12 years in prison, despite guideline calculations closer to 25 years, in exchange for Kwon admitting to conspiring to commit commodities, securities, and wire fraud and to a separate wire fraud count. He also agreed to forfeit more than $19 million and surrender his interests in Terraform Labs and its cryptocurrencies, and faces parallel criminal exposure in South Korea once his U.S. proceedings conclude. Coinage’s segment situates this within broader enforcement trends against crypto founders and explores how U.S. sentencing, prisoner transfer programs, and presidential clemency powers could shape Kwon’s ultimate outcome. The Trump angle in the Coinage piece reflects a broader theme in U.S. crypto politics: parts of the industry have increasingly aligned with Trump’s more crypto‑friendly rhetoric and promises of lighter regulation, leading to speculation about potential clemency for high‑profile crypto defendants if he were in office. While a U.S. president has broad constitutional authority to grant pardons or commutations for federal crimes, any such move for Kwon would be politically sensitive, given the size of investor losses, ongoing civil and criminal actions, and international interest from South Korean authorities. The story matters because it highlights how major crypto fraud cases now sit at the intersection of cross‑border law enforcement, investor protection, and U.S. electoral politics—where outcomes can be shaped not only by courts and regulators, but also by presidential discretion. "entities":["Do Kwon","Terraform Labs","TerraUSD (UST)","LUNA","Coinage","Donald Trump","U.S. Department of Justice","U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY)","South Korean prosecutors"]}'} Where's the closing ? I must output valid JSON only. Let's correct. ! Correction:

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