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ZachXBT's February 2022 investigation alleged that Zaki operated both Warp Finance and Force DAO under the pseudonym '0xbrainjar' while concealing his SEC enforcement history from the Composable Finance community.","timeline":[{"date":"2016-01-01","event":"Omar Zaki forms unregistered investment adviser and hedge fund in New Haven, Connecticut, raising approximately $1.7 million from eleven investors.","source":"SEC Administrative Order (33-10625)","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/administrative-proceedings/33-10625-s"},{"date":"2019-04-01","event":"SEC issues administrative order against Omar Zaki for investor fraud, misleading investors about fund assets, performance, and management. Zaki settles for a $25,000 civil penalty and a three-year industry ban.","source":"SEC.gov Administrative Proceedings","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/administrative-proceedings/33-10625-s"},{"date":"2020-12-09","event":"Warp Finance launches as an Ethereum DeFi lending platform allowing users to deposit LP tokens as collateral for stablecoin loans.","source":"Finance Magnates","source_url":"https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/newly-launched-warp-finance-lost-8-million-in-flash-loan-attack/"},{"date":"2020-12-17","event":"Warp Finance suffers a flash loan exploit via a manipulated LP token price oracle. Approximately $7.76 million in DAI and USDC is drained from the protocol.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2020/12/18/warp-finance-suffers-possible-8m-flash-loan-attack"},{"date":"2020-12-22","event":"Warp Finance team recovers approximately $5.688 million (73%) of stolen funds in the form of ETH/DAI LP tokens with white-hat assistance. Portal IOU tokens issued to affected users.","source":"Decrypt","source_url":"https://decrypt.co/52125/warp-finance-recovers-5-8-million-days-after-hack"},{"date":"2021-04-04","event":"Force DAO, another protocol alleged to be linked to Omar Zaki, is exploited within hours of launch. Five attackers drain approximately $367,000 in FORCE tokens via an ERC-20 error-handling mismatch. FORCE token loses approximately 90% of its value.","source":"Halborn","source_url":"https://halborn.com/explained-the-forcedao-hack-april-2021/"},{"date":"2022-02-18","event":"ZachXBT publishes a thread allegedly doxxing Composable Finance's '0xbrainjar' as Omar Zaki, connecting him to the 2019 SEC settlement, Warp Finance, and Force DAO. Omar Zaki subsequently confirms his identity in a Medium post.","source":"ZachXBT on X","source_url":"https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1494766351608598536"},{"date":"2022-05-01","event":"TerraUSD (UST) depegs and the Terra/Luna ecosystem collapses, wiping out approximately $40 billion in market capitalization. Terraform Labs' Warp Protocol product is rendered part of a collapsing ecosystem.","source":"Do Kwon Wikipedia","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Kwon"},{"date":"2023-02-16","event":"The SEC charges Terraform Labs and founder Do Hyeong Kwon with defrauding investors in multiple crypto asset securities offerings.","source":"SEC.gov Press Release","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023-32"},{"date":"2024-02-21","event":"Terraform Labs launches Warp Protocol v2 as decentralized automation layer for the Cosmos ecosystem, despite ongoing SEC litigation and wind-down proceedings.","source":"PR Newswire","source_url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/terraform-labs-launches-warp-protocol-v2-the-decentralized-automation-layer-for-cosmos-302067860.html"},{"date":"2024-03-13","event":"Warp Finance (the Ethereum DeFi protocol) shuts down its hosted frontend. Smart contracts remain accessible for direct interaction but are no longer actively maintained.","source":"Warp Finance Medium","source_url":"https://warpfinance.medium.com/warp-finance-going-offline-on-the-13th-march-2024-5907a0171272"},{"date":"2024-04-05","event":"A jury finds Do Kwon and Terraform Labs liable for investor fraud.","source":"DLA Piper","source_url":"https://www.dlapiper.com/en/insights/publications/2024/01/sec-secures-victory-against-terraform-labs-and-founder-do-kwon-key-takeaways"},{"date":"2024-06-12","event":"U.S. District Court approves final consent judgment against Terraform Labs and Do Kwon totaling $4,473,828,306 in disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties.","source":"Banking Dive","source_url":"https://www.bankingdive.com/news/terraform-labs-do-kwon-to-settle-with-sec-for-447b/718867/"},{"date":"2024-09-25","event":"Terraform Labs announces potential shutdown of Warp Protocol, Enterprise DAO, and Station Wallet by October 30, 2024 unless third parties take over operations.","source":"CoinEdition","source_url":"https://coinedition.com/terraform-labs-announces-shutdown-of-enterprise-warp-and-station/"},{"date":"2024-12-31","event":"Terraform Labs' Warp Protocol formally shuts down as part of the broader Terraform Labs wind-down and bankruptcy process.","source":"CoinEdition","source_url":"https://coinedition.com/terraform-labs-announces-shutdown-of-enterprise-warp-and-station/"},{"date":"2025-12-01","event":"Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in U.S. federal prison following extradition and guilty plea to fraud charges related to the Terra/Luna collapse.","source":"Do Kwon Wikipedia","source_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Kwon"}]},"v":1}

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