The moment crypto has been waiting for arrives today—Do Kwon's sentencing hearing in US federal court.
At stake? Two wildly different visions of justice. Prosecutors are pushing hard for a 12-year prison term, arguing the scale of the Terra/LUNA implosion—which wiped out roughly $40 billion in market value overnight—demands serious consequences. Meanwhile, Kwon's defense team is lobbying for a significantly lighter sentence: just 5 years behind bars.
The collapse of Terra remains one of the most devastating events in crypto history. Countless retail investors lost their life savings when the algorithmic stablecoin UST lost its peg in May 2022, triggering a death spiral that dragged LUNA down with it. The fallout sent shockwaves across the entire digital asset ecosystem and sparked a cascade of bankruptcies.
Now, as the judge weighs these competing arguments, the industry watches closely. Whatever comes down today won't just decide Kwon's fate—it'll send a signal about accountability in this space.
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GateUser-1a2ed0b9
· 3h ago
$4 billion evaporated overnight; this guy's gotta pay for it.
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WalletInspector
· 5h ago
4 billion USD evaporated overnight, this guy is really fierce... But speaking of which, what's the difference between 5 years or 12 years for him? No one in the crypto world remembers Terra anymore.
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GasFeeBarbecue
· 12-12 20:07
12 years or 5 years, honestly neither is enough to cover that 4 billion...
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MeltdownSurvivalist
· 12-12 02:36
Losing 4 billion and wanting to shut down for 5 years? That's hilarious. This guy has wiped out how many people's hard-earned money.
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DefiOldTrickster
· 12-11 16:58
Haha, Do Kwon, this guy, has condensed my lifetime of blood, sweat, and tears into a project. Forty billion dollars are gone in an instant—that's true "liquidation" for you.
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HodlVeteran
· 12-11 16:58
Ha, here we go again. 12 years or 5 years, it’s all the same to an old rookie like me who lost everything in a full gamble in 2018 — anyway, my life has already been sentenced to life imprisonment.
$4 billion disappeared just like that. Back then, I was still bragging in the group that LUNA was the future. Now looking at this news, it’s like a ghost story from last year replayed. I can almost smell the scent of the bear market.
No matter what the verdict is, retail investors should have already taken the positions they needed. It’s really just seasoned veterans crashing for years, all to show new players the way. Next time you get on board, fasten your seatbelt.
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SerNgmi
· 12-11 16:58
NGL, $4 billion evaporated overnight. How long does it take to serve enough sentence...
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RamenDeFiSurvivor
· 12-11 16:58
$4 billion evaporated overnight, this guy really just crashed the entire ecosystem.
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VCsSuckMyLiquidity
· 12-11 16:42
Whether it's 12 years or 5 years, it can't change the fact that 4 billion USD vanished...
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Honestly, Do Kwon just taught the entire community a lesson, but unfortunately the tuition was too expensive.
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40 billion disappeared overnight, how brutal is that... No matter what the judge rules, I still feel it's not enough to hurt.
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Another project team being nailed to the shameful pillar of history, future participants should watch out.
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No matter how long the sentence is, it can't make up for the loss of retail investors' money... Legally, it's probably not very meaningful.
The moment crypto has been waiting for arrives today—Do Kwon's sentencing hearing in US federal court.
At stake? Two wildly different visions of justice. Prosecutors are pushing hard for a 12-year prison term, arguing the scale of the Terra/LUNA implosion—which wiped out roughly $40 billion in market value overnight—demands serious consequences. Meanwhile, Kwon's defense team is lobbying for a significantly lighter sentence: just 5 years behind bars.
The collapse of Terra remains one of the most devastating events in crypto history. Countless retail investors lost their life savings when the algorithmic stablecoin UST lost its peg in May 2022, triggering a death spiral that dragged LUNA down with it. The fallout sent shockwaves across the entire digital asset ecosystem and sparked a cascade of bankruptcies.
Now, as the judge weighs these competing arguments, the industry watches closely. Whatever comes down today won't just decide Kwon's fate—it'll send a signal about accountability in this space.