Can Crypto-Crowdsourcing Catch The Billion-Dollar Whale?

Bradley Hope, Co-founder, Project Brazen

14-Mar-25 08:45

Can Crypto-Crowdsourcing Catch The Billion-Dollar Whale?

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1MDB mastermind Jho Low has eluded the dragnet of authorities for over a decade. Could a crowdsourcing initiative harnessing the hype of cryptocurrency succeed in tracking down the fugitive financier? We speak to investigative journalist Bradley Hope on the $JHOLOW memecoin and why it's been so hard to arrest Jho Low.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam

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Categories: technology, corruption, controversies, politics, culture, Law/Activism

Tags: bradley hope, jho low, 1mdb, cryptocurrency, investigative journalism, billion dollar whale,

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