{"id":460459,"date":"2025-01-08T19:30:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T19:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=460459"},"modified":"2025-01-08T19:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T19:08:34","slug":"us-court-schedules-do-kwons-jury-trial-for-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/us-court-schedules-do-kwons-jury-trial-for-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"US court schedules Do Kwon&#8217;s jury trial for January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/terraform-labs\/\">Terraform Labs<\/a> co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/do-kwon\/\">Do Kwon<\/a> is scheduled to be tried on Jan. 26, 2026, according to a status conference following his extradition to the US, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inner City Press<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/innercitypress\/status\/1877015547365195786\">reported<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Jan. 8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court has scheduled a pretrial conference for Mar. 6, 2025, with updates due by Feb. 27. Judge Paul Engelmayer has encouraged plea discussions. However, both parties anticipate the case will proceed to trial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federal prosecutors argued that the Terraform ecosystem was built on deceptive practices. Assistant US Attorney Jared Lenow described Terraform's operations as a &#8220;Potemkin village,&#8221; alleging that the company's products were unstable and required manipulation to sustain their value.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He added that Kwon misrepresented the stability of the algorithm stablecoin TerraUSD (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/terrausd\/\">UST<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The indictment outlines multiple fraud and securities violations, including counts pertaining to Kwon's alleged misrepresentation of TerraUSD's stability. Earlier counts address other aspects of Terraform's operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The defense, led by attorney Michael Ferrara, argues that Terraform's products were legitimate and functioned as described until market sentiment shifted. Ferrara contended that TerraUSD's stability relied on demand, which evaporated during a panic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He added:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;As long as people wanted it, it would be stable.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The defense also plans to challenge the admissibility of evidence obtained through international cooperation and search warrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Monthly length<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trial, expected to last four to six weeks, will address foundational questions about crypto's classification under US law. Prosecutors assert that <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/terra\/\">LUNA<\/a>, Terra's ecosystem native token, qualifies as a security, a contention that could have far-reaching implications for the crypto industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defense attorneys, however, argue that Terraform's tokens do not meet the criteria established under the Howey Test for securities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judge Engelmayer remarked on the broader legal ferment surrounding crypto regulation, referencing recent rulings in other cases, including a determination that some of Terraform\u2019s crypto assets were investment contracts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Huge amount of evidence<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The case involves massive evidence, including six terabytes of data from seized devices, emails, Slack communications, trading records, and video statements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government has pledged to provide discovery materials promptly, but both sides acknowledged the logistical complexity.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The evidence includes recordings made without Kwon's knowledge, which may raise procedural questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, Judge Engelmayer described reviewing such extensive material as &#8220;daunting&#8221; but emphasized the need for transparency and fairness in discovery. He also highlighted potential complications from overlapping civil and criminal cases, including a prior US Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against Terraform Labs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do Kwon remains in custody and is currently held at a facility associated with Essex County, New Jersey. His legal team also navigates ongoing investigations and potential prosecutions in South Korea, adding another layer of complexity to his defense strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kwon faces allegations of orchestrating an alleged crypto fraud scheme that caused over $40 billion in losses when the tokens LUNA and TerraUSD collapsed in May 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the collapse, Kwon stayed on the run for nearly a year before being apprehended in Montenegro in March 2023 while attempting to travel on a fake passport.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kwon remained in Montenegrin custody for nearly two years while a battle for extradition between the US and South Korea happened. On Dec. 27, 2024, Montenegro's Justice Minister ended the tug-of-war by<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/do-kwon-pleads-not-guilty-in-us-court-over-terra-ecosystem-collapse\/\">signing an order<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to extradite Do Kwon to the US.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a Jan. 2 appearance in court, Kwon<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/do-kwon-pleads-not-guilty-in-us-court-over-terra-ecosystem-collapse\/\">pleaded not guilty<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over Terra ecosystem collapse.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon is scheduled to be tried on Jan. 26, 2026, according to a status conference following his extradition to the US, Inner City Press reported on Jan. 8. The court has scheduled a pretrial conference for Mar. 6, 2025, with updates due by Feb. 27. 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