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Richard Heart Arrested in Istanbul: Turkey Seizes $7.15 Million and Six Cold Wallets

Richard Heart Arrested in Istanbul: Turkey Seizes $7.15 Million and Six Cold Wallets

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Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek confirmed on October 17 that Richard James Schueler — the founder of HEX, PulseChain and PulseX widely known as Richard Heart — was detained in Istanbul on October 14. The arrest closes a years-long international pursuit of one of crypto’s most controversial founders, and it raises the question now hanging over the tokens he built: what actually happens to HEX and PulseChain with their creator in custody? Gürlek announced the operation in a statement on X , describing Heart as a U.S.

Source: Blockchain Reporter

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