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cryptocurrency2 years ago

Terra Co-Founder Daniel Shin Indicted for Fraud in South Korea's Crypto Collapse.

Nine former staff members of Terra, along with co-founder Daniel Shin, have been indicted by South Korean prosecutors for their alleged involvement in the failed stablecoin project. The charges include violating capital markets law and leading a fraudulent marketing campaign to deceive investors. The prosecutors allege that the entire operation was infeasible from the beginning, and that staff knew it. When the Terra/Luna ecosystem collapsed, investors lost nearly $60 billion. The Terra staff are being prosecuted without detention, and their assets have been frozen.

cryptocurrency2 years ago

John Oliver Exposes Investment Scams and Cryptocurrency on Last Week Tonight.

John Oliver criticized the crypto industry's biggest failures, including Terra, Celsius, and FTX, calling them "fiascos." He also highlighted the absurdity of the numerous cryptocurrencies, including Dogecoin, Catcoin, Pandacoin, Furrycoin, Cumrocket, Elon Sperm, and Monkey Jizz. Oliver also pointed out a Celsius memo that called the company's operations "very Ponzi-like" and "possibly illegal and definitely not compliant."