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What's going on, guys? It is Friday, December 8th, and today we are talking about Doquan coming back to the U.S.,

CZ, staying in the U.S., and so much more. Before we get into that, however, if you are enjoying

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Hello, friends. So as I said today, we are using this episode as a catch-up on lots of the

stories that we've been following, as well as a bunch of interesting small things that have

happened throughout the week. And first is a big one. According to reporting from

the Wall Street Journal, Montenegro's top justice official has said privately that he plans to

extradite Doquan, the disgraced founder of Terraform Labs, to the United States. The report cited

anonymous sources who said that the plans had been discussed in closed-door meetings. Now,

earlier this month,

a Montenegrin court found that both the U.S. and South Korea had satisfied legal requirements to

extradite Kwan, who faces criminal charges related to the collapse of the Luna ecosystem in each

jurisdiction. The final decision of destination was left up to the Justice Minister, who was set

to make a determination by December 15th.

Earlier this week, Kwan lodged a last-ditch appeal. He agreed to be extradited to South Korea,

but pushed back on plans of sending him to the U.S. to face justice. The appeal is currently

before the court and has the potential to slightly delay Kwan's extradition. Kwan has

appealed court decisions every step of the way over the past

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