Polish Prosecutors Expand Probe Into Zondacrypto Collapse

Roman Ż. was arrested in Poland’s Silesia region this past weekend and transported to Katowice for questioning. While his lawyer, Błażej Gazda, confirmed that his client denied the allegations and provided a detailed statement to investigators, prosecutors are currently seeking to hold him in pretrial detention. Authorities cited a planned trip to China as a flight risk, a claim the defense dismissed as a routine business travel arrangement.

This arrest marks a significant escalation in a case that has entangled high-profile figures, including Polish Olympic Committee President Radosław Piesiewicz, who faces charges of paid influence and alleged preferential treatment during the exchange's collapse. The investigation, which recently merged with the inquiry into the 2022 disappearance of founder Sylwester Suszek, has already seen multiple arrests. As the legal process unfolds, regulators continue to grapple with the fallout of the platform's failure, which saw its website go dark in April and its native ZND token effectively lose all market value.