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Turner was subsequently dismissed by Kiziloz, who cited breach of a non-disclosure agreement. Nic Van Den Bergh, formerly the project's chief marketing officer, was installed as the new CEO. ZachXBT stated: 'The grifter Gurhan Kiziloz is the real co-founder secretly behind BlockDAG, paying people like Antony Turner to be the face while transferring millions in presale funds from retail investors via Middle Eastern OTC brokers.'","heading":"Identity Concealment and BlockDAG Leadership","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Inside BlockDAG's $442m crypto maze of missing miners, unpaid employees, and breached contracts — DL News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/inside-crypto-project-blockdag-442-million-usd-maze/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT accusation rocks BlockDAG leadership, claims 'Value Era' narrative is cover-up — Cryptopolitan","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/zachxbt-accusation-rocks-blockdag/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BlockDAG's Founder Gurhan Kiziloz Fires the CEO and Senior Executives — Bitget News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560605161837"},{"credibility":3,"name":"BlockDAG Network AMA: Leadership Change, Kiziloz Role and Launch Updates — The Holy Coins","type":"news_article","url":"https://theholycoins.com/news/blockdag-network-ama-details-leadership-transition-kiziloz-involvement-and-launch-planning"}]},{"content":"BlockDAG's website claimed the project raised $442 million during its presale. Nic Van Den Bergh, speaking as CEO, stated the actual amount raised was approximately $200 million. On-chain investigator ZachXBT concluded that verifiable on-chain receipts accounted for under nine figures — meaningfully below $100 million — despite BlockDAG's marketing claims. DL News reporting tracked at least $110 million routed through Binance and BTSE exchanges and approximately $7 million through the Bridgers token protocol. In a separate investigation, ZachXBT alleged that $25 million in presale funds linked to BlockDAG and a related project called ZKP were commingled and subsequently used to pay influencers promoting the Spartans.com casino venture controlled by Kiziloz through his holding company, Nexus International Holdings. ZachXBT noted that he found 'no disclosure in the original BlockDAG Network or ZKP presale materials indicating that funds would be used to promote a separate venture.' BlockDAG blocked ZachXBT on X after these allegations were published. These are allegations by a third-party investigator; no court has adjudicated the misappropriation claims.","heading":"Presale Fundraising Claims and On-Chain Discrepancies","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Inside BlockDAG's $442m crypto maze — DL News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/inside-crypto-project-blockdag-442-million-usd-maze/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BlockDAG and Gurhan Kiziloz Under More Fire: ZachXBT Finds $25M Presale Commingled — Yahoo Finance","type":"news_article","url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/blockdag-gurhan-kiziloz-under-more-101715359.html"},{"credibility":3,"name":"BlockDAG Claims $433M Raised but On-Chain Receipts Show Far Less — OpenPR","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.openpr.com/news/4438271/blockdag-bdag-claims-433m-raised-but-on-chain-receipts-show"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BlockDAG's $433M Presale in Crisis After ZachXBT Links Founder to Past Scams — Yahoo Finance","type":"news_article","url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blockdag-433m-presale-crisis-zachxbt-164159769.html"}]},{"content":"BlockDAG marketed a presale price of $0.05 per BDAG token. The presale concluded on approximately February 2, 2026. BDAG listed on exchanges beginning March 4, 2026, and reached an all-time high of approximately $0.40 on March 29, 2026, before collapsing. By mid-2026 the token was trading near $0.00002, representing a loss of approximately 99.9% from its all-time high and a loss of approximately 99.96% for investors who participated at the marketed $0.05 presale price. BlockDAG had promised 20 exchange listings; the actual number at launch was 5. The project also promised 50 billion BDAG tokens for the presale, but investors reported that between 90 and 150 billion tokens may have been sold after a bonus coin scheme was introduced in April 2024. Mining equipment sold through the presale — including X30 miners at $500 and X100 miners at $1,600 — was largely undelivered, with only approximately 20 prototype units shipped as of August 2025 despite roughly 2,550 X30 and 2,250 X100 orders outstanding.","heading":"BDAG Token Launch and Price Collapse","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"BlockDAG Launch Date: Confirmed Exchange Listings — Crypto News","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.com/cryptocurrency/blockdag-launch-date/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Inside BlockDAG's $442m crypto maze — DL News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/inside-crypto-project-blockdag-442-million-usd-maze/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"BlockDAG Price Prediction 2026: Can BDAG Recover After the 99% Crash — CoinStats","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinstats.app/news/a480fe6cbffb0c7a30a45bcf3e3fa7b2d0a06476cd1b72517df5fd026564a655_BlockDAG-Price-Prediction-2026-Can-BDAG-Recover-After-the-99-Crash/"}]},{"content":"Reporting by DL News identified extensive unpaid financial obligations across BlockDAG's operations. Approximately 24 employees were owed over $140,000 in unpaid December wages. The project signed a sponsorship agreement with Borussia Dortmund worth approximately EUR 2 million, which went unpaid and the partnership was terminated in September 2024. Inter Milan issued a cease-and-desist letter to BlockDAG in June 2025 for non-payment. Alpine Racing was owed approximately $1.4 million with a deadline of December 3, 2025. One individual investor, identified pseudonymously as 'Adam,' invested approximately $25,000 across 22 transactions between April 2024 and May 2025 and received neither miners nor satisfactory token allocations. Investigators tracking BlockDAG's public commitments reported a failure rate exceeding 94% across tracked promises.","heading":"Unpaid Obligations and Broken Commitments","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Inside BlockDAG's $442m crypto maze — DL News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/inside-crypto-project-blockdag-442-million-usd-maze/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BlockDAG Under Fire as Investigator Alleges $300M Scam — CryptoPotato","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptopotato.com/blockdag-under-fire-as-investigator-alleges-300m-scam/"}]},{"content":"On March 19, 2025, the Financial Services Authority of Seychelles issued a public warning against BlockDAG Network and its issuing entity, DAG SYSTEMS LTD., a Seychelles-registered company, for unauthorized activity under the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2024. The FSA stated that DAG SYSTEMS LTD. had failed to submit an application to register the BLOCKDAG coin offering and did not hold authorization to issue digital assets. DAG SYSTEMS LTD. was subsequently struck off and dissolved as of April 1, 2025. The project's registration was separately listed under Samoa with no verifiable business records found by investigators.","heading":"Regulatory Actions Against BlockDAG","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"FSA Seychelles: Warning — Unauthorised Activity under the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2024","type":"regulatory","url":"https://fsaseychelles.sc/media-corner/regulatory-updates/warning-unauthorised-activity-under-the-virtual-asset-service-providers-act-2024"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Inside BlockDAG's $442m crypto maze — DL News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/inside-crypto-project-blockdag-442-million-usd-maze/"}]},{"content":"In May 2026, a Brazilian court ordered Tether to freeze approximately $213 million in USDT across 48 wallets linked to Gurhan Kiziloz. Brazilian authorities alleged that gambling-related services targeting users in Brazil, along with cryptocurrency token sales connected to the business, generated taxable revenue between 2021 and 2024 that went unpaid, and that the crypto sales were conducted without proper registration. The total asset freeze, including physical assets and company interests, reportedly reached approximately $527 million. The dispute is a civil tax matter; no criminal charges have been confirmed as filed. In August 2026, a Brazilian federal appellate court narrowed the freeze, finding that the original order was too broad and that tax obligations must be calculated under laws in effect at the time the activity occurred rather than retroactively applied rules. The court accepted Kiziloz's argument that Brazilian federal crypto licensing only arrived in December 2023, and sent the matter back for individual evaluation of each asset's connection to alleged Brazilian liability. Full resolution is expected by October 2026 if no higher court reverses the appellate decision.","heading":"Brazilian Court Asset Freeze and Appeal","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Gurhan Kiziloz Faces $213M Tether Freeze Amid Brazil Tax Dispute — DailyCoin","type":"news_article","url":"https://dailycoin.com/press-releases/gurhan-kiziloz-faces-213m-tether-freeze-amid-brazil-tax-dispute-over-alleged-gambling-and-crypto-sales/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Tether freezes $213M+ tied to Gurhan Kiziloz — The Cryptonomist","type":"news_article","url":"https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2026/05/14/tether-brazil-tax-dispute/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Brazilian Court Opens Path to Unfreeze $527M in Tether and Assets Tied to Gurhan Kiziloz — Insider Monkey","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/brazilian-court-opens-path-to-unfreeze-527m-in-tether-assets-tied-to-gurhan-kiziloz-tax-case-1807135/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Gurhan Kiziloz Wins Appeal to Unfreeze $527 Million in Tether Assets — Tech Financials","type":"news_article","url":"https://techfinancials.co.za/2026/08/03/gurhan-kiziloz-wins-appeal-to-unfreeze-527-million-in-tether-assets/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Gurhan Kiziloz Wins Appeal to Unfreeze $527M in Assets — Bitcoin Ethereum News","type":"news_article","url":"https://bitcoinethereumnews.com/tech/gurhan-kiziloz-wins-appeal-to-unfreeze-527m-in-assets/"}]},{"content":"Gurhan Kiziloz founded Lanistar, a UK-based fintech startup, in 2019. On November 18, 2020, the UK Financial Conduct Authority issued a consumer warning against Lanistar, stating the firm was providing financial services or products without FCA authorisation. Lanistar had launched its app on November 15, 2020, marketing it through paid influencer partnerships with high-profile figures including model Demi Rose and footballer Karim Benzema. The FCA warning was removed on November 20, 2020, after Lanistar added a disclaimer clarifying it was not conducting regulated activities and confirmed the company was in a pre-launch phase; the FCA stated it would work with the firm ahead of launch. Lanistar subsequently faced multiple winding-up petitions over unpaid debts. A petition filed by its London landlord was dismissed in the High Court in October 2023 after the company settled outstanding debts. A second winding-up petition was filed by Accomplish Financial Limited, a payments solutions provider, in February 2025. This second petition resulted in a High Court order liquidating Lanistar in September 2025.","heading":"Lanistar: Prior Company History and FCA Warning","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"FCA statement on Lanistar consumer warning — Financial Conduct Authority","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/fca-statement-lanistar-consumer-warning"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Lanistar Limited — FCA Consumer Warning","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.fca.org.uk/news/warnings/lanistar-limited"},{"credibility":2,"name":"FCA issues warning on unauthorised fintech Lanistar — Finextra","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/36972/fca-issues-warning-on-unauthorised-fintech-lanistar"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Lanistar faces liquidation verdict this week — Tech.eu","type":"news_article","url":"https://tech.eu/2024/10/21/lanistar-faces-liquidation-verdict-this-week/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Embattled fintech Lanistar hit with second winding-up petition — Sifted","type":"news_article","url":"https://sifted.eu/articles/lanistar-windingup-petition-news"}]},{"content":"Kiziloz controls Nexus International Holdings, a privately held group operating online gambling brands including Spartans.com and MegaPosta. ZachXBT alleged that BlockDAG presale funds were routed to support these ventures, including influencer payments promoting Spartans.com. The Brazilian court proceedings center in part on whether gambling revenue from Brazilian users through these platforms was subject to Brazilian tax obligations. The relationship between the BlockDAG presale and Nexus International's gambling operations is alleged but has not been adjudicated by any court.","heading":"Nexus International and Gambling Operations","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"BlockDAG Casino and Gurhan Kiziloz: Spartans, MegaPosta, and the Gambling Network Behind BDAG — MEXC News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.mexc.com/news/1052136"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BlockDAG and Gurhan Kiziloz Under More Fire: ZachXBT Finds $25M Presale Commingled — Yahoo Finance","type":"news_article","url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/blockdag-gurhan-kiziloz-under-more-101715359.html"},{"credibility":3,"name":"BlockDAG Casino and Gurhan Kiziloz, Inside the Gambling Network Behind BDAG — The Holy Coins","type":"news_article","url":"https://theholycoins.com/news/blockdag-casino-and-gurhan-kiziloz-spartans-megaposta-and-the-gambling-network-behind-bdag"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Inside BlockDAG's $442m crypto maze — DL News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/inside-crypto-project-blockdag-442-million-usd-maze/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BlockDAG and Gurhan Kiziloz Under More Fire: ZachXBT Finds $25M Presale Commingled — Yahoo Finance","type":"news_article","url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/blockdag-gurhan-kiziloz-under-more-101715359.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BlockDAG's $433M Presale in Crisis After ZachXBT Links Founder to Past Scams — Yahoo Finance","type":"news_article","url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blockdag-433m-presale-crisis-zachxbt-164159769.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"ZachXBT accusation rocks BlockDAG leadership — Cryptopolitan","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/zachxbt-accusation-rocks-blockdag/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"FSA Seychelles Warning: Unauthorised Activity — DAG SYSTEMS LTD.","type":"regulatory","url":"https://fsaseychelles.sc/media-corner/regulatory-updates/warning-unauthorised-activity-under-the-virtual-asset-service-providers-act-2024"},{"credibility":1,"name":"FCA statement on Lanistar consumer warning","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/fca-statement-lanistar-consumer-warning"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Lanistar Limited — FCA Consumer Warning record","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.fca.org.uk/news/warnings/lanistar-limited"},{"credibility":2,"name":"FCA issues warning on unauthorised fintech Lanistar — Finextra","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/36972/fca-issues-warning-on-unauthorised-fintech-lanistar"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Lanistar faces liquidation verdict this week — 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Monkey","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/brazilian-court-opens-path-to-unfreeze-527m-in-tether-assets-tied-to-gurhan-kiziloz-tax-case-1807135/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Gurhan Kiziloz Wins Appeal to Unfreeze $527 Million — Tech Financials","type":"news_article","url":"https://techfinancials.co.za/2026/08/03/gurhan-kiziloz-wins-appeal-to-unfreeze-527-million-in-tether-assets/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Gurhan Kiziloz Wins Appeal — Bitcoin Ethereum News","type":"news_article","url":"https://bitcoinethereumnews.com/tech/gurhan-kiziloz-wins-appeal-to-unfreeze-527m-in-assets/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BlockDAG's Founder Gurhan Kiziloz Fires the CEO — Bitget News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560605161837"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BlockDAG Launch Date: Confirmed Exchange Listings — Crypto News","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.com/cryptocurrency/blockdag-launch-date/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"BlockDAG Casino and Gurhan Kiziloz: Spartans, MegaPosta — MEXC News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.mexc.com/news/1052136"},{"credibility":3,"name":"BlockDAG Claims $433M Raised but On-Chain Receipts Show Far Less — OpenPR","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.openpr.com/news/4438271/blockdag-bdag-claims-433m-raised-but-on-chain-receipts-show"},{"credibility":3,"name":"BlockDAG Price Prediction 2026: Can BDAG Recover After the 99% Crash — CoinStats","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinstats.app/news/a480fe6cbffb0c7a30a45bcf3e3fa7b2d0a06476cd1b72517df5fd026564a655_BlockDAG-Price-Prediction-2026-Can-BDAG-Recover-After-the-99-Crash/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Stark Warning For Lanistar Card Holders — Forbes","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/11/19/stark-warning-for-lanistar-card-holders/"}],"summary":"Gurhan Kiziloz is a Turkish-British entrepreneur who co-founded BlockDAG Network, a Layer-1 blockchain project that claimed to raise up to $442 million in a presale running from December 2023 to February 2026. His identity was concealed for over two years while a public-facing CEO served as the project's visible representative; Kiziloz confirmed his role in a December 2025 investor AMA. His prior UK fintech Lanistar received an FCA consumer warning in November 2020 and was liquidated by a UK High Court in September 2025. In May 2026, a Brazilian court ordered the freeze of approximately $213 million in USDT across 48 wallets linked to Kiziloz over alleged unpaid gambling taxes and unregistered crypto sales; a Brazilian federal appellate court subsequently narrowed the freeze in August 2026, with full adjudication ongoing.","timeline":[{"date":"2019-01-01","event":"Gurhan Kiziloz founds Lanistar, a UK fintech startup.","source":"Finextra","source_url":"https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/36972/fca-issues-warning-on-unauthorised-fintech-lanistar"},{"date":"2020-11-15","event":"Lanistar launches its app using paid influencer marketing with high-profile figures.","source":"Forbes","source_url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/11/19/stark-warning-for-lanistar-card-holders/"},{"date":"2020-11-18","event":"UK FCA issues consumer warning against Lanistar for providing financial services without authorisation.","source":"FCA","source_url":"https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/fca-statement-lanistar-consumer-warning"},{"date":"2020-11-20","event":"FCA removes Lanistar consumer warning after the company adds a disclaimer and clarifies its pre-launch status.","source":"FCA","source_url":"https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/fca-statement-lanistar-consumer-warning"},{"date":"2023-12-01","event":"BlockDAG Network launches presale with no named founder.","source":"DL News","source_url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/inside-crypto-project-blockdag-442-million-usd-maze/"},{"date":"2024-04-01","event":"BlockDAG introduces a bonus coin scheme, potentially diluting the originally promised 50 billion BDAG token allocation.","source":"DL News","source_url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/inside-crypto-project-blockdag-442-million-usd-maze/"},{"date":"2024-07-01","event":"Antony Turner introduced as BlockDAG's public-facing CEO.","source":"DL News","source_url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/inside-crypto-project-blockdag-442-million-usd-maze/"},{"date":"2024-08-01","event":"BlockDAG signs sponsorship agreement with Borussia Dortmund, which subsequently goes unpaid.","source":"DL News","source_url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/inside-crypto-project-blockdag-442-million-usd-maze/"},{"date":"2024-09-01","event":"Borussia Dortmund terminates its sponsorship with BlockDAG after approximately EUR 2 million goes unpaid.","source":"DL News","source_url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/inside-crypto-project-blockdag-442-million-usd-maze/"},{"date":"2025-02-01","event":"A second winding-up petition is filed against Lanistar by Accomplish Financial Limited.","source":"Sifted","source_url":"https://sifted.eu/articles/lanistar-windingup-petition-news"},{"date":"2025-03-19","event":"Financial Services Authority of Seychelles issues a public warning against BlockDAG and DAG SYSTEMS LTD. for unauthorized activity under the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2024.","source":"FSA Seychelles","source_url":"https://fsaseychelles.sc/media-corner/regulatory-updates/warning-unauthorised-activity-under-the-virtual-asset-service-providers-act-2024"},{"date":"2025-04-01","event":"DAG SYSTEMS LTD. is struck off and dissolved in the Seychelles.","source":"FSA Seychelles","source_url":"https://fsaseychelles.sc/media-corner/regulatory-updates/warning-unauthorised-activity-under-the-virtual-asset-service-providers-act-2024"},{"date":"2025-06-01","event":"Inter Milan issues a cease-and-desist to BlockDAG for non-payment of its sponsorship agreement.","source":"DL News","source_url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/inside-crypto-project-blockdag-442-million-usd-maze/"},{"date":"2025-09-01","event":"UK High Court orders Lanistar into liquidation following the second winding-up petition.","source":"Tech.eu","source_url":"https://tech.eu/2024/10/21/lanistar-faces-liquidation-verdict-this-week/"},{"date":"2025-10-28","event":"BlockDAG CEO Antony Turner announces the 'Value Era' campaign beginning October 30.","source":"Cryptopolitan","source_url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/zachxbt-accusation-rocks-blockdag/"},{"date":"2025-10-29","event":"ZachXBT publishes on-chain analysis identifying Gurhan Kiziloz as BlockDAG's concealed co-founder and alleging presale funds were routed through Middle Eastern OTC brokers. BlockDAG blocks ZachXBT on X.","source":"Cryptopolitan","source_url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/zachxbt-accusation-rocks-blockdag/"},{"date":"2025-12-29","event":"Kiziloz confirms his co-founder role in a live investor AMA, states Turner was hired as a front because of 'a few failed projects in the past,' and dismisses Turner for alleged NDA breach.","source":"Bitget News","source_url":"https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560605161837"},{"date":"2026-02-02","event":"BlockDAG presale concludes after approximately 26 months.","source":"CoinGabbar","source_url":"https://www.coingabbar.com/en/price-prediction/blockdag-listing-and-launch-date-bdag-price-prediction-2026"},{"date":"2026-03-04","event":"BDAG token lists on exchanges. Listings reduced from the promised 20 to 5 exchanges.","source":"Crypto News","source_url":"https://cryptonews.com/cryptocurrency/blockdag-launch-date/"},{"date":"2026-03-29","event":"BDAG reaches an all-time high of approximately $0.40, before beginning a sharp decline.","source":"CoinStats","source_url":"https://coinstats.app/news/a480fe6cbffb0c7a30a45bcf3e3fa7b2d0a06476cd1b72517df5fd026564a655_BlockDAG-Price-Prediction-2026-Can-BDAG-Recover-After-the-99-Crash/"},{"date":"2026-05-14","event":"A Brazilian court orders Tether to freeze approximately $213 million in USDT across 48 wallets linked to Kiziloz over alleged unpaid gambling taxes and unregistered crypto sales. Total asset freeze reported at approximately $527 million.","source":"The Cryptonomist","source_url":"https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2026/05/14/tether-brazil-tax-dispute/"},{"date":"2026-08-03","event":"A Brazilian federal appellate court narrows the asset freeze, finding the original order too broad and directing individual evaluation of each frozen asset. Full resolution expected by October 2026.","source":"Tech Financials","source_url":"https://techfinancials.co.za/2026/08/03/gurhan-kiziloz-wins-appeal-to-unfreeze-527-million-in-tether-assets/"}]},"v":1}

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