Hex founder Richard Heart detained in Istanbul on Interpol Red Notice with assets seized by Turkish authorities.
Regulation & Gov ·
Richard Heart, founder of the Hex cryptocurrency, was detained in Istanbul on Wednesday by Turkish police and intelligence officers acting on an Interpol Red Notice issued by Finland in 2024 on an aggravated tax fraud charge. Officers seized mobile phones, laptops, graphics cards, firearms, drones, gold bracelets, and cash in multiple currencies from his address in Beşiktaş. Heart was detained alongside his wife, and it remains unclear whether Finnish authorities have requested his extradition from Turkey.