責任は依然として欠如し、当局はDo Kwonと関係者の逮捕に奔走している

When 2022年が始まったとき、Terraエコシステムとその人気が高まっていたLUNA&USTの組み合わせは業界の注目株と見なされていました。 数か月後に、この不適切に設計されたプロジェクトの崩壊が触媒となり、セクター内の楽観的な見通しの多くを焼き尽くしました。 その過程で数十億ドルが失われ、CelsiusやVoyagerといった企業は単なる犠牲となりました。 さて、カレンダー年の第4四半期に入り、Terraはどの位置にあり、関係者の責任は果たされたのでしょうか？

Invalidated Passport

Naturally, 当然ながら、Terraエコシステム崩壊に関する責任問題のニュースは、Terraform labsの創設者兼CEOであるKwon Do-hyung、通称『Do Kwon』という一人に集中しています。 While there are no doubt many individuals responsible for the events that transpired, as CEO it is Do Kwon that has become the face of the collapse.

Highlighting this is the extent to which governments are now going to in an attempt to bring him in to custody. The most recent example of which saw the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs issue an order for the surrender of his passport, rendering it invalid.

This move was taken months after Do Kwon essentially became a fugitive, with warrants issued for his arrest and notices put out by Interpol.

The First Domino Falls

As officials build their case against those behind Terraform labs, many have been wondering when arrests will be made. It now appears as though the first, in what will likely be a long line, of expected dominoes has finally fallen.

Local 報道 out of South Korea have announced that Yoo Mo, Head of the Business Team at Terraform labs and close confidant of Do Kwon, has officially been apprehended.

It is believed that the arrest was made based on allegations of fraud through market manipulation of TerraUSD (UST). In addition, Yoo Mo is believed to have violated the Capital Markets Act. The arrest was made roughly three weeks after an initial warrant was put out to bring the top brass at Terraform Labs in to custody.

Suspicious Transfers

Per CoinDesk Korea, shortly after the initial arrest warrants were issued for Do Kwon, multiple substantial BTC transfers were detected. As a result, officials requested the that the exchanges involved (KuCoin and OKX) freeze the funds.

In total, the transfers equaled 3,313 BTC which were worth roughly $67M at the time.

Continued Denial

Interestingly, despite the various steps that have been taken by government officials and developments indicating otherwise, Do Kwon has remained in the public eye all the while remaining steadfast that he is NOT on the run.

Furthermore, he has denied the aforementioned claims that nearly $40M of his own crypto funds have been frozen, stating the following on Twitter.

出典: Twitter @stablekwon

As it stands, very little accountability for the collapse of the Terra ecosystem has been attained. This however may soon change, as made evident by the aforementioned arrest of Yoo Mo.

Perhaps Do Kwon is not on the run. Perhaps his funds are not frozen. Perhaps each of these reports are indeed just ‘muscle flexing’. All the crypto community can do is wait and hope that officials will eventually provide answers.