Terra Co-Founder’s Home Raided as Korea Widens Crypto Probe

  • Daniel Shin’s home and his company Chai Corp. were raided
  • Prosecutor has said it raided 15 areas including 7 exchanges
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South Korean prosecutors raided the home of Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin, deepening a probe Bloomberg Terminalinto allegations of illegal activity behind the collapsed stablecoin TerraUSD.

A series of raids on crypto-exchanges and offices on Wednesday also included Shin’s home and his payment app Chai Corp., the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office said via a text message, confirming an earlier report from MBC News. Police also visited two affiliated firms, a spokesperson for the prosecutors said, declining to provide further detail in an ongoing investigation.