Do Kwon, 34, who was initially brought in after an international manhunt, was arrested in March 2023 at the airport in Podgorica, the Montenegrin capital, while preparing to board a flight to Dubai with a fake Costa Rican passport. He was extradited last year from Montenegro to the US and pleaded guilty in August.

Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years for fraud, misleading investors in the 2022 stablecoin crash that cost billions.

In August, Do Kwon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud and apologised for his actions.