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Additionally, Kwon misled investors about the operational nature of the algorithmic stablecoin UST.<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, the May 2021 de-peg of UST was restored by borrowing money from an outside investor, but Kwon lied to investors and claimed that it was the algorithmic stablecoin's &#8220;self-healing nature.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This caused more money to flow into the project, which ultimately suffered another depeg a year later \u2014 but this time, with no outside savior, the stablecoin imploded.<\/p>\n<p>The SEC is seeking a jury trial on all charges triable.<\/p>\n<h2>Do Kwon extradition<\/h2>\n<p>Kwon was <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/do-kwon-charged-in-the-us-following-confirmed-arrest-in-montenegro\/\">arrested in Montenegro<\/a> on March 24 after being on the run for almost a year.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports at the time, he was trying to fly to Dubai and was arrested by local authorities over fake identification documents.<\/p>\n<p>Kwon is <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/s-korean-prosecutors-seek-to-freeze-5-3m-worth-of-do-kwons-assets\/\">facing charges<\/a> in his home country of South Korea, as well as the U.S. \u2014 with <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/u-s-and-south-korea-vying-for-do-kwon-trial-extradition-destination-uncertain\/\">both countries seeking extradition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is unclear which country Kwon will be extradited to, or when, as authorities in Montenegro want him to serve time in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Singapore launched a formal investigation into TFL in January and may want to levy its own charges against Kwon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff denied Do Kwon&#8217;s request to block the SEC from accessing documents related to Terraform Labs (TFL) and Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) on April 14, according to court filings. 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