דרום קארעע זוכט צו פרירן 3,313 ביטקאָין אַלעדזשאַדלי לינגקט צו לונאַ גרינדער דאָ קוואָן - פעאַטורעד ביטקאָין נייַעס

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 באשטעטיקט to Bloomberg that requests have been sent to the two cryptocurrency exchanges to freeze the 3,313 בטק.

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 בטק אָדער אנדערע טאָקענס געהאלטן דורך LFG זינט מאי 2022.

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 ניט אין דער שטאָט-שטאַט. קוואָן האָט געזאָגט אז ער איז נישט "אויף די לויפן, " tweeting מאנטאג:

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

א דרום קארעא געריכט האט ארויסגעגעבן אן אַרעסט באַרעכטיקן 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 אָפּרופן זײן פאספארט.

Moreover, Interpol has issued a רויט נאָטיץ 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.

קעווין העלמס

א סטודענט פון אַוסטריאַן עקאנאמיק, Kevin געפֿונען ביטקאָין אין 2011 און איז אַן עוואַנגעליסט זינט. זיין אינטערעסן ליגן אין ביטקאָין זיכערהייַט, אָפֿן-מקור סיסטעמען, נעץ יפעקץ און די ינטערסעקשאַן צווישן עקאָנאָמיק און קריפּטאָגראַפי.

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