Terraform Labs, the digital-asset firm of hunted entrepreneur Do Kwon, rejected South Korean charges over a $60 billion cryptocurrency collapse and said the case against him had become “highly politicized.”
A spokesperson for the firm said in a statement that prosecutors had demonstrated “unfairness and a failure to uphold basic rights guaranteed under Korean law,” adding that there’s “no reasonable basis” for their accusation of breaches of capital-markets law.
The prosecutors’ office said in a text message it won’t comment on every one-sided claim from a “fleeing suspect” and added it would be appropriate for Kwon to make a prompt appearance before them to make his position clear.
Do Kwon, co-founder and chief executive officer of Terraform Labs, works on his laptop in the company’s office in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Kwon is counting on the oldest cryptocurrency as a backstop for his stablecoin, which some critics liken to a ginormous Ponzi scheme.
South Korea has sought help from Interpol to find Kwon, whose TerraUSD stablecoin project collapsed in May, exacerbating this year’s crypto rout. His location is unknown after Singapore earlier this month said he’s no longer there. Prosecutors on Sept. 14 said a court had issued a warrant for Kwon’s arrest.
Officials have previously suggested Kwon is evading their probe. The Terraform Labs spokesperson said the 31-year-old via lawyers “is in contact with all government agencies…
