Richard Heart arrested in Istanbul on Interpol red notice
Regulation & Gov ·
Turkish police detained the HEX and PulseChain founder in a raid that authorities say also turned up roughly $600,000 in cash and 64 luxury watches.
Richard Heart, founder of HEX and PulseChain, was arrested by Turkish police acting on an Interpol red notice, according to tr.euronews.com, which described the operation as the capture of a crypto whale sought under an international warrant. The arrest took place in Istanbul, where officers carried out a raid tied to the case.
Alongside the detention, authorities seized items reported to include about $600,000 in cash and 64 luxury watches, a haul detailed by leviathan.news. The scale of the seizure points to an asset-recovery component to the case beyond the arrest itself, though the material does not specify the charges underlying the red notice or which jurisdiction issued it.
The episode has drawn attention across multiple outlets, with five distinct sources covering the arrest, including local reporting attributed to Sözcü. Several accounts converge on the same core details: Heart's identification as founder of HEX and PulseChain, the Interpol red notice, and the Istanbul location of the arrest, lending consistency to the basic facts even as fuller legal context remains outstanding.
Not yet established in the available reporting is the specific legal basis for the red notice, which country sought Heart's arrest, or what happens next in terms of extradition or formal charges. It is also unclear whether the seized cash and watches will be treated as evidence, subject to forfeiture, or returned pending further proceedings. Further official statements from Turkish authorities or Interpol, along with any response from Heart or representatives of HEX and PulseChain, would clarify the next steps in the case.