
KEY POINTS
- Hugo Hyungsoo Lee's attacker was able to get a knife inside the courtroom to carry out the stabbing
- Lee and two other Haru executives were arrested in February over their alleged theft of some $800 million worth of crypto
- The executives are also accused of misappropriating customer funds by re-investing the crypto assets
The cryptocurrency industry is rife with legal battles over fraud and other related crimes, but in a shocking turn of events, the CEO of South Korean crypto deposit service Haru Invest was stabbed during a Wednesday trial, local media reported Thursday.