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Do Kwon, founder of the now-infamous Terraform Labs and its LUNA crypto token and the UST stablecoin, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the US, and news is beginning to spread that a second sentence could await him in his homeland, South Korea. The disgraced rich kid caused an estimated...

President Donald Trump said he would consider pardoning Keonne Rodriguez, the CEO of privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet Samourai, who was sentenced to five years in federal prison last month for money laundering charges. The statement reignited debate over the privacy technology of cryptocurrencies....

The co-founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, could be locked up for an additional 30 years in prison if he goes to trial in South Korea.  Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in a U.S. prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. He can apply to be transferred to South Korea in seven and a half years,...

TL;DR Kwon received a 15-year sentence in the US, but the case remains open because South Korea is preparing a separate trial that could impose more than 30 additional years. Korean prosecutors seek to try him for violations of the Capital Markets Act, following losses of $204 million that...

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon faces the possibility of an additional trial and lengthy prison term in South Korea following his 15-year sentence from a Manhattan federal court for orchestrating the $40 billion TerraUSD collapse. According to The Korea Times , the 34-year-old Korean national...

Former Terraform Labs developer Will Chen argued in a Dec. 13 X thread that the fraud case against Do Kwon was built on a “backwards” theory, days after a court sentenced Kwon to 15 years in prison on Friday, Dec. 15. Chen framed his post as a critique of the legal mechanics, not a character...

The post Coinpedia Digest: This Week’s Crypto News Highlights | 13th December, 2025 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News It was a pivotal but uneasy week for crypto, with regulators making tangible moves even as markets stayed cautious. A priced-in Fed cut failed to move prices, while new...

The LUNC price has dived by over 45% from its highest point this week, a move that has erased millions of dollars in market value. Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) token dropped to a low of $0.00004587, its lowest level since…

Despite hitting seven-month highs, analysts dismiss the move as “not a comeback,” putting pressure on bullish Terra Luna price predictions . The altcoin has seen a comeback this month, with momentum accelerating this week after the deployment of the v2.18.0 network upgrade. The upgrade...

The sentencing brings a measure of justice, finally, for all of those impacted by the collapse of Terra and its UST stablecoin in 2022.

TL;DR: Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon received a 15 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to fraud tied to the TerraUSD and Luna collapse. The court described the case as fraud, with $40 billion in value erased, thousands of investors hit, and Kwon ordered to forfeit $19 million. ...

The sentence slightly surpassed the 12-year sentence prosecutors had requested earlier and is much greater than the 5-year sentence proposed by Kwon’s lawyers.

U.S. federal courts have imposed about 83 years of prison terms on crypto company leaders since early 2024. That total grew yesterday with Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon’s 15-year sentence tied to the TerraUSD and Luna collapse. Kwon was sentenced in December 2025 after pleading guilty to...

Do Kwon, the controversial founder of Terraform Labs and the architect behind the failed TerraUSD and Luna crypto assets, received a 15-year federal prison sentence on Thursday. US District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, delivering the sentence in a Manhattan courtroom, described the misconduct as an...

Do Kwon, the South Korean co-founder of Terraform Labs, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on December 11, 2025 in a Manhattan federal court after pleading guilty to fraud tied to the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin and its sister token, Luna. According to court documents and news reports...

The crypto market started the day with three stories dominating the headlines: Do Kwon 15 years sentence, the new YouTube PayPal stablecoin payout option, and the bullish Bitcoin price after a depressing few weeks. These tidings intersect more than people think. Sentiment, regulation, and tech...

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a New York federal court on Thursday for his role in organizing one of the largest cryptocurrency frauds in history.

Do Kwon, the founder of the defunct algorithmic stablecoin protocol Terra , is set to serve 15 years behind bars. Terra’s $40 billion implosion is considered one of the first dominoes to fall, leading to the bear market and FTX collapse in 2022, and to intense regulatory scrutiny of the crypto...

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has received a 15-year prison sentence stemming from his involvement in the crypto fraud tied to the collapse of TerraUSD, which resulted in a $40 billion loss in 2022. The South Korean national pleaded guilty in August to conspiracy and wire fraud charges at...

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on Thursday for orchestrating a $40 billion cryptocurrency fraud—a sentence notably lighter than the 25 years handed to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) last year, despite Kwon’s fraud causing nearly four times the...

A 222% LUNA rally is sparking talk of a comeback, fuelling bullishness for Terra Luna price predictions for the first time since its collapse. Investors have widely written off the altcoin since system instability triggered a hyperinflation-driven collapse in 2022, but major reforms may put it...

The post Do Kwon to Serve 15 Years Behind Bars for the $40B LUNA Fraud appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Do Kwon has been sentenced to a 15-year prison term. The South Korean crypto entrepreneur, who co-founded Terraform Labs, was sentenced in a New York Federal Court on Thursday for...

Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, has been sentenced to 15 years in a U.S. federal prison for his role in the 2022 collapse of terrausd (UST) and luna (LUNA now LUNC), with the possibility of serving the second half of his term in South Korea. Terra Collapse Leads to 15-Year Prison Sentence...

Strengthening fundamentals have cut through bearish sentiment, with ecosystem upgrades fuelling bullishness for Terra Luna Classic price predictions. After a year of stagnancy, the altcoin has found its footing this month with a 230% rally as the Terra ecosystem addresses its biggest pain...

A US court has sentenced Terra founder Do Kwon to 15 years in prison, concluding one of the most consequential fraud cases in crypto history. The decision, delivered on December 11, 2025, follows Kwon’s guilty plea earlier this year. End of the 2022 Crypto Winter Saga? The sentencing ends a ...