Friday, December 12, 2025

Crypto Fraudster Sentenced for $40bn Stablecoin Crash

A former crypto entrepreneur who was behind two digital currencies that collapsed and lost an estimated $40bn (29.9bn) has been sentenced by a New York judge to 15 years in prison for an "epic" fraud.

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Do Kwon gets 15 years for crypto crimes, even longer than prosecutors had asked for. from @joelkhalili.bsky.social and @carolinehaskins.bsky.social

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-- Brian Barrett (@brbarrett.bsky.social) Dec 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM

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Pardon he?

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-12-12 07:10 AM

Pardon he?

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis

Yep.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-12-12 08:53 AM

Trump already admitted he's using pardon as bribes so this guy should be free in a few months.

#3 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-12-12 09:46 PM

Can one President override a previous President's pardon? I imagine a lot of people got rich and I imagine that extortion is behind some of the latest pardons, so could a President Newsom, say, override a Trump pardon?

#4 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-12-13 08:05 AM

HUGH

I don't think so, based on the premise, by necessity, that it can be used in reverse when the presidency changes parties.

IOW, what's good for the goose is also good for the gander.

#5 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-12-13 08:29 AM

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