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Fun fact: South Korean government officials believe Do Kwon is currently hiding in Serbia. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63940181#:~:text=South%20Korean%20

Fun fact: South Korean government officials believe Do Kwon is currently hiding in Serbia. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63940181#:~:text=South%20Korean%20authorities%20say%20they,tokens%2C%20is%20hiding%20in%20Serbia https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63940181#:~:text=South%20K....

A_D_E_P_T 4y ago
I've spent a lot of time in Serbia. Put it like this: If they put a bounty on his capture, Do Kwon isn't going to last five minutes. (I can tell you right now that he's 80% likely to be holed up in a condo in one of the new Belgrade Waterfront developments. He'd stick out like a sore thumb anywhere else.) An interesting fact about Serbia is that all visiting foreigners are required to register at their neighborhood police station & provide the cops with an address, passport details, and contact details. Usually the hotels will do this for you automatically. Basically, though, what this means for Do Kwon is that he already has a searchable file. Hey... Wait... do these new SEC charges mean that there is now a bounty? Maybe I ought to make some calls.
- janmo 4y ago
  The bounty has to be higher than the bribe Do Kwon can pay
  - credit_guy 4y ago
    He can't bribe thousands of people, can he?
  - fosk 4y ago
    It’s Serbia. They will take the bribe, and then still capture him to take the bounty. Double prize.
    - m3kw9 4y ago
      The bribe would involve him getting the f out of course
      - klyrs 4y ago
        The bribe would get him into a truck. Will the truck go to safety, or to higher profits? Have you never watched a movie?
        m3kw9 4y ago
        I assume he isn’t that stupid but when things close in fast he probably have no choice or time to arrange a fool proof exchange
- Topgamer7 4y ago
  Well with the amount of money he absconded, he can probably afford a passport of someone that looks relatively like him.
  - CyberDildonics 4y ago
    Absconded means to leave in a secret hurry, not to take something. If you put 'money he absconded with' that would make sense.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > he already has a searchable file Wouldn’t one use an alias?
  - EGreg 4y ago
    Not at all. He is making ZERO EFFORT TO HIDE!
- nradov 4y ago
  The foreigner address registration thing isn't actually enforced. No one bothers to do it anymore, at least not if they're staying at a private residence.
- neom 4y ago
  https://www.srbija-nekretnine.org/en/apartments/for-sale/belgrade-waterfront-savski-venac https://www.srbija-nekretnine.org/en/apartments/for-sale/bel... Some nice places down there! Didn't realize Belgrade was so chic.
  - Scoundreller 4y ago
    I guess it's technically correct that riverfront is waterfront...
  - gameshot911 4y ago
    Those prices are shockingly expensive to me for such small, outdated apartments in a less-desirable country like Serbia!
    - hammock 4y ago
      Belgrade is (was?) a world-class city. At least top 100
    - nradov 4y ago
      Real estate prices are way up in Belgrade recently due to refugees coming from Ukraine and Russia. Probably some money laundering as well. The listings linked above are for the new Belgrade Waterfront development, which is a fairly desirable location.
      - nailer 4y ago
        Would a refugee from Ukraine go to Serbia? My impression is that both ultra nationalism and support for Putin’s invasion are common in Serbia.
        jacquesm 4y ago
        Depending on which side of the divide they were from, yes, sure. Also lots of ethnic Russians that found their environment suddenly a lot less friendly from the Baltics.
- csomar 4y ago
  > all visiting foreigners are required to register at their neighborhood police station & provide the cops with an address, passport details, and contact details Yeah, because a criminal mastermind is going to be bothered with a detail like that. Most tourist don't do this bureaucratic step.
  - vkou 4y ago
    We're talking about a white collar conman, not Scarface, here.
    - jojobas 4y ago
      Also a Korean in a rather ethnically homogeneous European country.
      - nradov 4y ago
        China has been cultivating closer ties with Serbia in order to establish a presence in Europe. Chinese people no longer attract any attention in Belgrade.
        jojobas 4y ago
        Still if he's tracked down to a neighbourhood or a village, anyone will be able to say where the Asian guy lives.
        JumpCrisscross 4y ago
        > Chinese people no longer attract any attention in Belgrade Not helpful if you’re the one Korean!
        A_D_E_P_T 4y ago
        There's a Chinese community in Belgrade, but it's fairly small, very blue-collar, and their residences aren't concentrated in any one neighborhood or location. (There is a "Chinese mall" where they hang out. This is a run-down place, nearly half of which was recently destroyed by fire, where you can buy cheap electronics and Chinese-import foods.) These Chinese immigrants are rarely able to speak or understand English and mostly speak Mandarin and Serbian. They have nothing in common with Do Kwon, and it's unlikely that he'd be able to hide among them.
- pyuser583 4y ago
  US bounties are not reliable. The government pays of it feels like it. Bail bonds bounties are a different thing, but I don’t think federal courts use them
- jacquesm 4y ago
  They are required to do so, but nobody ever does. I've been there for work several times over the last years and had checked up on that before going and people there told me not to bother and that the police really didn't care and might not even do the registration.
  - A_D_E_P_T 4y ago
    If you stay at a hotel, they usually take care of it for you automatically. That is, the hotel will send your relevant details to the nearest police office, in a batch with everybody else who checked in that day. You typically won't be aware of it. It's not a universal practice, though. But I'd bet that somebody like Do Kwon, like most people, stayed at a hotel for at least a few nights after landing in Belgrade.
    - jacquesm 4y ago
      Ah good point, yes, you are probably right. I did not stay in hotels though. But your point is well taken, the same used to be the case in France for hotels and even campings.
    - potatototoo99 4y ago
      It was my understanding that every country requires this, even the US. More recently I've also noticed it on Airbnb rentals.
IncRnd 4y ago
Take note, crypto people. The days of instructing people about how the code is the contract, centralized exchanges are DeFi, Web 3.0 fixes all the issues, etc. - those days appear to be numbered.
- mrtweetyhack 4y ago
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- bouncycastle 4y ago
  There was nothing DeFi about Terra. They coopted the term. The chain was completely centralized and controlled by them.
  - Yizahi 4y ago
    The problem is that most of the DeFi is either actually centralized in some way and are lying to the clients, or they are truly decentralized and therefore any bug in the programming will take it down immediately, see dozens of "hacks" of DeFi bridges just last year alone, each one in tens or hundreds of millions in equivalent.
- foobar1962 4y ago
  > those days appear to be numbered There's a block chain for that!
  - IncRnd 4y ago
    Hey, have you heard about BarnCoin? It's the newest cryptocurrency on the block, and it's a game-changer. The beauty of BarnCoin lies in its ability to do anything as long as the blockchain is co-resident with the hashgraph. Any sensible DeFi runs the co-residency requirements over the actions in this way, anyway. For those who don't know, a hashgraph is a distributed ledger technology that is known for its speed and security. When combined with a blockchain, it creates an incredibly powerful platform that can handle virtually any transaction. BarnCoin is the first cryptocurrency to take advantage of this technology, and the results are incredible. Because the blockchain is co-resident with the hashgraph, BarnCoin can process transactions faster and more efficiently than any other cryptocurrency on the market. It's also incredibly secure, which means you don't have to worry about your transactions being hacked or tampered with. But it's not just speed and security that makes BarnCoin stand out. The possibilities for what can be done with this cryptocurrency are endless. From simple transactions like buying and selling goods and services, to more complex applications like voting systems and smart contracts, BarnCoin can handle it all. So, if you're looking for a cryptocurrency that can do anything, look no further than BarnCoin. With its unique combination of blockchain and hashgraph technology, it's the future of digital transactions.

A_D_E_P_T 4y ago

I've spent a lot of time in Serbia. Put it like this: If they put a bounty on his capture, Do Kwon isn't going to last five minutes. (I can tell you right now that he's 80% likely to be holed up in a condo in one of the new Belgrade Waterfront developments. He'd stick out like a sore thumb anywhere else.) An interesting fact about Serbia is that all visiting foreigners are required to register at their neighborhood police station & provide the cops with an address, passport details, and contact details. Usually the hotels will do this for you automatically. Basically, though, what this means for Do Kwon is that he already has a searchable file. Hey... Wait... do these new SEC charges mean that there is now a bounty? Maybe I ought to make some calls.

janmo 4y ago
The bounty has to be higher than the bribe Do Kwon can pay
- credit_guy 4y ago
  He can't bribe thousands of people, can he?
- fosk 4y ago
  It’s Serbia. They will take the bribe, and then still capture him to take the bounty. Double prize.
  - m3kw9 4y ago
    The bribe would involve him getting the f out of course
    - klyrs 4y ago
      The bribe would get him into a truck. Will the truck go to safety, or to higher profits? Have you never watched a movie?
      - m3kw9 4y ago
        I assume he isn’t that stupid but when things close in fast he probably have no choice or time to arrange a fool proof exchange
Topgamer7 4y ago
Well with the amount of money he absconded, he can probably afford a passport of someone that looks relatively like him.
- CyberDildonics 4y ago
  Absconded means to leave in a secret hurry, not to take something. If you put 'money he absconded with' that would make sense.
JumpCrisscross 4y ago
> he already has a searchable file Wouldn’t one use an alias?
- EGreg 4y ago
  Not at all. He is making ZERO EFFORT TO HIDE!
nradov 4y ago
The foreigner address registration thing isn't actually enforced. No one bothers to do it anymore, at least not if they're staying at a private residence.
neom 4y ago
https://www.srbija-nekretnine.org/en/apartments/for-sale/belgrade-waterfront-savski-venac https://www.srbija-nekretnine.org/en/apartments/for-sale/bel... Some nice places down there! Didn't realize Belgrade was so chic.
- Scoundreller 4y ago
  I guess it's technically correct that riverfront is waterfront...
- gameshot911 4y ago
  Those prices are shockingly expensive to me for such small, outdated apartments in a less-desirable country like Serbia!
  - hammock 4y ago
    Belgrade is (was?) a world-class city. At least top 100
  - nradov 4y ago
    Real estate prices are way up in Belgrade recently due to refugees coming from Ukraine and Russia. Probably some money laundering as well. The listings linked above are for the new Belgrade Waterfront development, which is a fairly desirable location.
    - nailer 4y ago
      Would a refugee from Ukraine go to Serbia? My impression is that both ultra nationalism and support for Putin’s invasion are common in Serbia.
      - jacquesm 4y ago
        Depending on which side of the divide they were from, yes, sure. Also lots of ethnic Russians that found their environment suddenly a lot less friendly from the Baltics.
csomar 4y ago
> all visiting foreigners are required to register at their neighborhood police station & provide the cops with an address, passport details, and contact details Yeah, because a criminal mastermind is going to be bothered with a detail like that. Most tourist don't do this bureaucratic step.
- vkou 4y ago
  We're talking about a white collar conman, not Scarface, here.
  - jojobas 4y ago
    Also a Korean in a rather ethnically homogeneous European country.
    - nradov 4y ago
      China has been cultivating closer ties with Serbia in order to establish a presence in Europe. Chinese people no longer attract any attention in Belgrade.
      - jojobas 4y ago
        Still if he's tracked down to a neighbourhood or a village, anyone will be able to say where the Asian guy lives.
      - JumpCrisscross 4y ago
        > Chinese people no longer attract any attention in Belgrade Not helpful if you’re the one Korean!
      - A_D_E_P_T 4y ago
        There's a Chinese community in Belgrade, but it's fairly small, very blue-collar, and their residences aren't concentrated in any one neighborhood or location. (There is a "Chinese mall" where they hang out. This is a run-down place, nearly half of which was recently destroyed by fire, where you can buy cheap electronics and Chinese-import foods.) These Chinese immigrants are rarely able to speak or understand English and mostly speak Mandarin and Serbian. They have nothing in common with Do Kwon, and it's unlikely that he'd be able to hide among them.
pyuser583 4y ago
US bounties are not reliable. The government pays of it feels like it. Bail bonds bounties are a different thing, but I don’t think federal courts use them
jacquesm 4y ago
They are required to do so, but nobody ever does. I've been there for work several times over the last years and had checked up on that before going and people there told me not to bother and that the police really didn't care and might not even do the registration.
- A_D_E_P_T 4y ago
  If you stay at a hotel, they usually take care of it for you automatically. That is, the hotel will send your relevant details to the nearest police office, in a batch with everybody else who checked in that day. You typically won't be aware of it. It's not a universal practice, though. But I'd bet that somebody like Do Kwon, like most people, stayed at a hotel for at least a few nights after landing in Belgrade.
  - jacquesm 4y ago
    Ah good point, yes, you are probably right. I did not stay in hotels though. But your point is well taken, the same used to be the case in France for hotels and even campings.
  - potatototoo99 4y ago
    It was my understanding that every country requires this, even the US. More recently I've also noticed it on Airbnb rentals.

IncRnd 4y ago

Take note, crypto people. The days of instructing people about how the code is the contract, centralized exchanges are DeFi, Web 3.0 fixes all the issues, etc. - those days appear to be numbered.

mrtweetyhack 4y ago
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bouncycastle 4y ago
There was nothing DeFi about Terra. They coopted the term. The chain was completely centralized and controlled by them.
- Yizahi 4y ago
  The problem is that most of the DeFi is either actually centralized in some way and are lying to the clients, or they are truly decentralized and therefore any bug in the programming will take it down immediately, see dozens of "hacks" of DeFi bridges just last year alone, each one in tens or hundreds of millions in equivalent.
foobar1962 4y ago
> those days appear to be numbered There's a block chain for that!
- IncRnd 4y ago
  Hey, have you heard about BarnCoin? It's the newest cryptocurrency on the block, and it's a game-changer. The beauty of BarnCoin lies in its ability to do anything as long as the blockchain is co-resident with the hashgraph. Any sensible DeFi runs the co-residency requirements over the actions in this way, anyway. For those who don't know, a hashgraph is a distributed ledger technology that is known for its speed and security. When combined with a blockchain, it creates an incredibly powerful platform that can handle virtually any transaction. BarnCoin is the first cryptocurrency to take advantage of this technology, and the results are incredible. Because the blockchain is co-resident with the hashgraph, BarnCoin can process transactions faster and more efficiently than any other cryptocurrency on the market. It's also incredibly secure, which means you don't have to worry about your transactions being hacked or tampered with. But it's not just speed and security that makes BarnCoin stand out. The possibilities for what can be done with this cryptocurrency are endless. From simple transactions like buying and selling goods and services, to more complex applications like voting systems and smart contracts, BarnCoin can handle it all. So, if you're looking for a cryptocurrency that can do anything, look no further than BarnCoin. With its unique combination of blockchain and hashgraph technology, it's the future of digital transactions.