Do Kwon


Opinion

There's Less Money in Crypto, and That's a Good Thing

Crypto’s boom and bust were driven by the same plague that has turned the entire finance industry into a shady casino. So it’s no tragedy if the speculators take a break in 2023.

Financialization means big directional bets and lots of leverage, propped up by a hype campaign. In crypto, those bets are often followed by a hard landing. (Creative Commons)

Opinion

Il y a moins d'argent dans la Crypto, et c'est une bonne chose

L’essor et l’effondrement de la cryptographie ont été provoqués par le même fléau qui a transformé l’ensemble du secteur Finance en un casino louche. Ce n’est donc pas une tragédie si les spéculateurs font une pause en 2023.

Financialization means big directional bets and lots of leverage, propped up by a hype campaign. In crypto, those bets are often followed by a hard landing. (Creative Commons)

Opinion

Mayroong Mas Kaunting Pera sa Crypto, at Iyan ay Isang Magandang Bagay

Ang boom at bust ng Crypto ay hinimok ng parehong salot na naging sanhi ng buong industriya ng Finance sa isang makulimlim na casino. Kaya hindi trahedya kung magpapahinga ang mga speculators sa 2023.

Financialization means big directional bets and lots of leverage, propped up by a hype campaign. In crypto, those bets are often followed by a hard landing. (Creative Commons)

Videos

Do Kwon Reportedly in Serbia; Future of FTX’s Political Donations

U.S. prosecutors are considering criminal charges against crypto exchange Binance and individual executives, including founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, Reuters reports. Do Kwon, wanted internationally in connection with Terra's collapse, has moved to Serbia through Dubai, according to CoinDesk Korea. And Bloomberg reports that at least $73 million of political donations tied to Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX may be at risk of being clawed back.

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Policy

Do Kwon de Terra está en Serbia, según informa CoinDesk Korea

Junto con el apoyo de Interpol, Corea del Sur está buscando al cofundador de Terraform Labs.

Do Kwon, cofounder of Terra. (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Terra's Do Kwon Is in Serbia, CoinDesk Korea Reports

The Terraform Labs co-founder is wanted in South Korea, backed by Interpol.

Do Kwon in April 2021 (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Crypto Will See 'a Lot More Proactive Enforcement' Thanks to the Four Horsemen of the Cryptocalypse: Columnist

CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris discusses how CoinDesk's Most Influential 2022's four horsemen of the cryptocalypse – Do Kwon, Su Zhu, Alex Mashinsky and Stephen Ehrlich – "got all the way to the top." He adds "there's going to be a lot more proactive enforcement of this stuff in the future."

Recent Videos

Videos

The Four Horsemen of the Cryptocalypse

This year has been a real mixed bag with market ups, downs, successes, progress, and now a crisis of faith for some in crypto.  CoinDesk Chief Insights Columnist David Z. Morris joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss why Do Kwon, Su Zhu, Alex Mashinsky and Stephen Ehrlich are four of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022. Plus, insights on Morris' latest op-ed about why former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried could go to jail.

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Policy

S. Korean Judge Dismisses Arrest Warrant for Terra Co-Founder Shin

An arrest warrant for Do Kwon, another co-founder, remains in effect, however.

Daniel Shin, izquierda, y Do Kwon, cofundadores de Terra. (Terraform Labs)

Finance

Luna Foundation Guard Spent $2.8B Defending UST Peg, Third-Party Audit Finds

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon dismissed similarities with the collapse of FTX.

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)