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Hex Founder Richard Heart Arrested in Turkey on Interpol Red Notice

Turkish authorities detained the crypto executive in Istanbul, seizing firearms and cash during a raid linked to an Interpol red notice.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 14 Oct 2026 · updated 1h ago

First reported by decrypt.co, 1h 33m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 14 Oct 2026. decrypt.co published first, on 14 October at 14:03 UTC; Protos followed 1h 33m later. The most recent article, from The Block, appeared on 14 October at 15:53 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: decrypt.co, Protos, The Block.

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  1. Hex and PulseChain founder Richard Heart detained in Istanbul: reports The Block
  2. Richard Heart arrested in Turkey almost 2 years after Interpol red notice Protos
  3. Hex Founder Richard Heart Detained in Istanbul on Interpol Red Notice: Report decrypt.co

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  • Richard Heart
  • Interpol
  • Turkey
  • Istanbul
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