Polish Olympic chief charged in Zondacrypto probe, justice minister says

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Polish Olympic Committee President Radosław Piesiewicz has been charged and detained as part of an investigation into the defunct cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto. Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek announced the charges, which include alleged influence peddling and preferential treatment of certain creditors during insolvency. Reports suggest Piesiewicz managed to recover his own investments through Zondacrypto while thousands of other customers could not access their funds. The exchange, which became a sponsor of the Polish Olympic Committee in October 2025, halted trading in April amid a liquidity crisis. Its former CEO, Przemysław Kral, who claimed the exchange lost access to a wallet containing about 4,500 Bitcoin, has also been charged with large-scale fraud and is cooperating with authorities.

Polish prosecutors charged the head of the Polish Olympic Committee in an investigation linked to defunct cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto.

Authorities detained the committee’s president, Radosław Piesiewicz, in connection with the Zondacrypto probe, Poland’s Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek announced in an X post on Thursday.

Żurek later said prosecutors charged Piesiewicz under two provisions of Poland’s Penal Code, involving allegations of influence peddling and favoring some creditors over others while facing insolvency.

According to local news outlet TVP World, the allegations include Piesiewicz recovering all the money he had invested through Zondacrypto while thousands of other customers could not withdraw their funds. The exchange became a general sponsor of the Polish Olympic Committee in October 2025.

Source: Zondacrypto

Piesiewicz’s detention marks one of the first arrests in the Zondacrypto investigation. The exchange stopped trading in April amid a liquidity crisis, around the same time then-CEO Przemysław Kral said it could not access a wallet holding about 4,500 Bitcoin because it did not have the private keys.

Kral has reportedly been charged with participating in large-scale fraud and is cooperating with investigators in an effort to receive a reduced sentence.

Related: Bithumb wins 2 suits over mistaken Bitcoin credits: Report

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QWho was charged by Polish prosecutors in the Zondacrypto investigation and what is his official position?

ARadosław Piesiewicz, the president of the Polish Olympic Committee, was charged by Polish prosecutors in the Zondacrypto investigation.

QWhat specific charges were brought against Radosław Piesiewicz under Poland's Penal Code?

AHe was charged under two provisions of Poland's Penal Code involving allegations of influence peddling and favoring some creditors over others while facing insolvency.

QAccording to the article, what specific allegation is made regarding Piesiewicz's financial dealings with Zondacrypto?

AThe allegations include that Piesiewicz recovered all the money he had invested through Zondacrypto while thousands of other customers could not withdraw their funds.

QWhat key event preceded Zondacrypto's trading halt and what reason was given by its then-CEO for the issue?

AThe exchange stopped trading in April amid a liquidity crisis. At that time, then-CEO Przemysław Kral stated the exchange could not access a wallet holding about 4,500 Bitcoin because it did not have the private keys.

QWhat is the reported legal status of Zondacrypto's former CEO, Przemysław Kral, in this investigation?

APrzemysław Kral has reportedly been charged with participating in large-scale fraud and is cooperating with investigators in an effort to receive a reduced sentence.

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