The lawyers of Terraform Labs’ co-founder are reportedly seeking a lesser sentence for the South Korean crypto entrepreneur’s role in the multi-billion-dollar collapse, claiming that he has already “suffered substantially” for his crimes.

Terra’s Do Kwon Says Five Years In Prison Will Suffice

On Wednesday, Terraform Labs’ co-founder and former CEO, Do Kwon, requested a maximum five-year prison term for his involvement in the $40 billion collapse of TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin in 2022.

According to the sentencing recommendation reviewed by Bloomberg, Kwon’s legal team affirmed that the Terraform co-founder should receive a five-year sentence, as he has already spent nearly three years locked up, “with more than half that time in brutal conditions in Montenegro.”

The former CEO’s lawyers

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