Terraform Labs 共同創辦人 Do Kwon 將被引渡到美國

黑山週五表示，將把韓國加密貨幣專家 Do Kwon 引渡到美國，他也因該公司 Terraform Labs 破產數十億美元而受到首爾通緝。

Montenegro has approved the extradition of South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon to the United States, the justice ministry said Friday, where he is wanted for his suspected role in a fraud linked to his company's failure.

黑山司法部週五表示，黑山已批准將韓國加密貨幣專家 Do Kwon 引渡到美國，他因涉嫌參與與公司倒閉有關的詐欺行為而被美國通緝。

His lawyers denounced the decision as contrary to European conventions on extradition, and said they will appeal to the country's constitutional court and to the European Court of Human Rights.

他的律師譴責這項決定違反了歐洲引渡公約，並表示他們將向該國憲法法院和歐洲人權法院提出上訴。

For months, Seoul and Washington have been seeking the South Korean's extradition for his suspected role in a fraud linked to his company's failure, which wiped out about $40 billion of investors' money and shook global crypto markets.

幾個月來，首爾和華盛頓一直在尋求引渡這名韓國人，因為他涉嫌參與與公司失敗有關的欺詐行為，該事件導致投資者損失了約400 億美元的資金，並震動了全球加密貨幣市場。

Justice Minister Bojan Bozovic "issued a decision approving the extradition of the accused, Kwon Do Hyung, to the United States of America," the justice ministry said, referring to him by his full name.

司法部表示，司法部長博揚·博佐維奇「發布了一項決定，批准將被告權道亨引渡到美利堅合眾國」。

The decision followed a year and a half of court rulings and subsequent reversals regarding his extradition.

這項決定是在法院對他的引渡做出一年半的裁決以及隨後的撤銷之後做出的。

"It was concluded that the majority of the criteria prescribed by law favour the extradition request" from the United States, the ministry added in a statement.

該部在聲明中補充說，「得出的結論是，法律規定的大多數標準都支持美國的引渡請求」。

The crypto tycoon was arrested in March 2023 at the airport in Podgorica, the Montenegrin capital, while preparing to board a flight to Dubai, in possession of a fake Costa Rican passport.

這位加密貨幣大亨於 2023 年 3 月在黑山首都波德戈里察機場被捕，當時他持有假哥斯達黎加護照，準備登機飛往杜拜。

Before his arrest, he had been on the run for months, fleeing South Korea and later Singapore, before his company went bankrupt in 2022.

在被捕之前，他已經逃亡了幾個月，先後逃離韓國和新加坡，直到他的公司在 2022 年破產。

After a series of rulings by the Montenegrin courts, approving and then cancelling extradition requests, the country's Constitutional Court lifted the final hurdle on Tuesday.

在黑山法院做出一系列裁決、批准然後取消引渡請求後，該國憲法法院於週二掃除了最後的障礙。

It said in a ruling that previous proceedings "ensured the appellant's right to a fair trial and did not raise concerns about a possible violation of the right to family life".

它在裁決中表示，先前的訴訟程序「確保了上訴人獲得公平審判的權利，並且沒有引起對可能侵犯家庭生活權的擔憂」。

The court also said that Kwon, during the hearing, "personally consented to expedited extradition to both the Republic of South Korea and the United States".

法院還表示，權在聽證會上「個人同意快速引渡到韓國和美國」。

Kwon's Montenegrin lawyers, Marija Radulovic and Goran Rodic, said they have asked both the country's constitutional court and the European Court of Human Rights to issue stays against the extradition.

權的黑山律師瑪麗亞·拉杜洛維奇（Marija Radulovic）和戈蘭·羅迪奇（Goran Rodic）表示，他們已要求該國憲法法院和歐洲人權法院暫緩引渡。

The lawyers also said the justice ministry had initially delayed delivering the actual decision to them in an attempt to prevent the appeals.

律師們還表示，司法部最初推遲向他們提供實際決定，以阻止上訴。

Montenegro had already deported Kwon's business partner -- identified only by his initials J.C.H. -- to South Korea in early February.

黑山已於二月初將權的商業夥伴（僅以他姓名首字母 JCH 標識）驅逐到韓國。

Terraform Labs created a cryptocurrency called TerraUSD that was marketed as a "stablecoin", a token that is pegged to stable assets such as the US dollar to prevent drastic fluctuations.

Terraform Labs 創建了一種名為 TerraUSD 的加密貨幣，作為「穩定幣」進行銷售，這是一種與美元等穩定資產掛鉤的代幣，以防止劇烈波動。

Do Kwon successfully marketed them as the next big thing in crypto, attracting billions in investments and global hype.

Do Kwon 成功地將它們推銷為加密貨幣領域的下一個重大事件，吸引了數十億美元的投資和全球炒作。

Media reports in South Korea described him as a "genius".

韓國媒體報道稱他為「天才」。

But despite billions in investments, TerraUSD and its sister token Luna went into a death spiral in May 2022.

但儘管投資數十億美元，TerraUSD 及其姊妹代幣 Luna 仍在 2022 年 5 月陷入死亡螺旋。

Experts said Kwon had set up a glorified Ponzi scheme, in which many investors lost their life savings.

專家表示，權某制定了一個美化的龐氏騙局，許多投資人失去了畢生積蓄。

He left South Korea before the crash and spent months on the run.

他在墜機事件發生前離開韓國並逃亡了數月。

In January, Terraform Labs officially sought bankruptcy protection in the United States.

今年1月，Terraform Labs正式在美國尋求破產保護。

The bankruptcy filing would allow Terraform "to execute on its business plan while navigating ongoing legal proceedings, including representative litigation pending in Singapore and US litigation involving the Securities and Exchange Commission", the company said in a statement.

該公司在聲明中表示，破產申請將使 Terraform「能夠執行其商業計劃，同時完成正在進行的法律訴訟，包括新加坡懸而未決的代表訴訟以及涉及美國證券交易委員會的訴訟」。

It said it also intended to "meet all financial obligations to employees and vendors".

該公司表示，還打算「履行對員工和供應商的所有財務義務」。

Cryptocurrencies have come under increasing scrutiny from regulators after a string of controversies in recent years, including the high-profile collapse of the exchange FTX.

近年來，在一系列爭議之後，包括交易所 FTX 的高調倒閉，加密貨幣受到了監管機構越來越嚴格的審查。