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Crypto founder Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for $40 billion Terraform Labs fraud

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Onetime cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison after a $40 billion crash revealed his crypto ecosystem to be a fraud. Victims said the 34-year-old financial technology whiz weaponized their trust to convince them that the investment — secretly propped up by cash infusions — was safe. Kwon, a Stanford graduate known by some as “the cryptocurrency king,” apologized after listening as victims — one in court and ot…

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The former crypto prodigy stood gaunt and with his head bowed. In a New York courtroom, he found himself face to face with the judge who would seal his future. And the judge was not...

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decrypt.co broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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