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HEX Founder Richard Heart Arrested in Türkiye: $7.15M Cash, Guns, Cold Wallets, and Luxury Goods Seized

Turkish intelligence and police tracked Richard Heart to Istanbul, where officers arrested him and his wife and seized cash, weapons and jewelry.

HEX Founder Richard Heart Arrested in Türkiye: $7.15M Cash, Guns, Cold Wallets, and Luxury Goods Seized
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Richard Heart, founder of HEX and PulseChain, was arrested in Istanbul by Turkish intelligence and police, who also detained his wife and seized $7.15 million in cash, firearms, cold wallets, and luxury goods. The operation followed tracking by Turkish authorities and raises questions about the security of funds tied to his projects. Traders holding HEX or PLS should watch for price volatility and any disclosure about the seized cold wallets, since founder-level legal trouble can undermine confidence in the associated tokens.

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12 linked stories · 9 outlets · since 14 Oct
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    Bitcoin.com News · Score 45 · via Richard, Heart
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    Bitcoin.com News · Score 25 · via Richard, Heart Arrested
  5. 15 OCT · 12:12
    Cointelegraph · Score 65 · via HEX, founder Richard
  6. 15 OCT · 09:20
    CoinDesk · Score 45 · via Heart arrested, arrested
  7. 15 OCT · 06:53
    The Defiant · Score 55 · via HEX, Richard
  8. 14 OCT · 16:00
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  10. 14 OCT · 14:28
    BeInCrypto · Score 55 · via Guns, Arrested
  11. 14 OCT · 14:05
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  13. 14 OCT · 13:00
    Bitcoin.com News · Score 55 · via Richard, HEX
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