Polish Olympic Committee Head Hit With Serious Zondacrypto Charges
The president of the Polish Olympic Committee, Radosław Piesiewicz, was detained and formally charged as part of the investigation into Zondacrypto, the Polish cryptocurrency exchange that collapsed amid a liquidity crisis. Poland’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Waldemar Żurek, confirmed the detention through his X account.
According to Żurek, the charges against Piesiewicz fall under two provisions of the Polish Penal Code: influence peddling and preferential treatment of certain creditors over others in an insolvency context.
Dziś w ramach śledztwa w sprawie ZondaCrypto zatrzymany został Radosław P.
Prokuratura będzie przekazywała dalsze informacje po zakończeniu czynności z jego udziałem, prowadzonych w Śląskim Wydziale PZ PK.
- Waldemar Żurek (@w_zurek) August 27, 2026
According to local outlet TVP World, the accusation includes that Piesiewicz recovered the entirety of his funds invested in Zondacrypto while thousands of users remain unable to withdraw their money.
Zondacrypto had been the general sponsor of the Polish Olympic Committee since October 2025, before suspending its operations in April of the following year due to lack of liquidity.
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