Jonbur Kim Park (Coin King)
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Summary
Park, a South Korean crypto figure known by the aliases "Jonbur Kim" and "HODL Kim" and nicknamed the "Coin King," faces prosecution in South Korea over an alleged multi-token pump-and-dump and market-manipulation scheme spanning the POD (Podo Coin), Grape Coin, and ATT (Artube) tokens, with prosecutors alleging combined investor losses around 340 billion won (roughly $245 million). He was indicted for the Podo Coin scheme in 2023, attempted to flee South Korea by fishing boat in December 2023, was granted bail in January 2024, and was re-arrested in February 2025 on separate Artube-related fraud charges. As of September 2026 prosecutors have requested a 20-year sentence against him, with a court verdict scheduled for October 15, 2026; a separate but thematically similar Seoul coin-fraud ring not shown to include Park was sentenced to up to 14 years in September 2026.
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1 entities · 10 linked investigationsTimeline(10 events)
April 2022
Alleged end of the Artube (ATT) token fraud scheme period cited by prosecutors.
crypto.newsDecember 2023
Park allegedly attempted to flee South Korea for China aboard a fishing boat departing Jindo, South Jeolla Province; the boat was reportedly forced back by bad weather and he was caught.
crypto.newsJanuary 2024
Park granted bail in the Podo Coin case, allowing him to stand trial without detention.
cryptonews.comSeptember 2024
Park's conviction for violating the stowaway-punishment law over the December 2023 escape attempt reportedly finalized by South Korea's Supreme Court.
Bitget NewsFebruary 2025
Seoul Southern District Court issued a new arrest warrant for Park over the Artube (ATT) token fraud allegations, while he was on bail in the Podo Coin case.
CoinspeakerAugust 2026
Concluding hearing held in the combined 340 billion won POD/Grape/ATT fraud case; prosecutors requested a 20-year prison sentence and roughly 18.8 billion won in forfeiture from Park.
COINOTAGSeptember 2026
Seoul Northern District Court announced sentences of up to 14 years for members of a separate 91.3 billion won coin-fraud ring; reviewed reporting does not name Park as a defendant in this case.
Seoul Economic DailyOctober 2026
Scheduled date for the Seoul Southern District Court verdict and sentencing of Park and three co-defendants in the combined POD/Grape/ATT fraud case (not yet occurred as of this report).
COINOTAGmodel: claude-code-investigator
generated: 9/14/2026, 12:28:41 PM
last updated: 9/14/2026, 3:58:21 PM
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