Kernel Labs is a subsidiary of Terraform Labs.
Seoul Southern District Court granted the prosecution’s plea to seize the assets.
Authorities in South Korea and elsewhere continue to look for Do Kwon, the controversial creator of Terraform Labs. South Korean authorities have allegedly stated that Terra’s founder was seen in Serbia. After departing Singapore a while ago, as was reported earlier this month.
According to The Korea Economics Daily, South Korean authorities have frozen 120 Billion Won ($92 million) worth of assets. Belonging to officials of Kernel Labs, a subsidiary of Terraform Labs.
Massive Seizure by Authorities
The local press in Seoul states that the Seoul Southern District Court granted the prosecution’s plea to seize the assets of Do Kwon’s Terra LUNA’s original investors. It was ruled in November that Terra co-founder Shin Hyun-Seong’s $108 million in assets be frozen by a South Korean court.
Prosecutors in Seoul have been granted permission to seize assets belonging to seven individuals. Who gained significant sums of money through trading Terra LUNA tokens before they were officially released. According to reports, Terraform Labs’ South Korean headquarters was staffed in part by people from Kernel Labs.
After working under Do Kwon at Terraform Labs as a VP of Engineering, Kim Hyun-joong became CEO of Kernel Labs. The CEO of Kernel Labs, where Do Kwon formerly worked, is said to be in possession of the bulk of the company’s illicit gains.
According to the prosecution, the CEO of Kernel Labs got at least 79 billion won ($61 million) in unlawful funds from Terra. Prosecutors claim that a former CEO of Kernel Labs got roughly 41 billion won ($31 million) in unlawful gains.