Hex Founder Richard Heart Detained in Istanbul on Interpol Red Notice: Report

Turkish authorities have detained Richard Heart, the founder of the Hex cryptocurrency, in Istanbul on an Interpol Red Notice, Daily Sabah reported on Wednesday, citing Turkish news agency IHA. Heart, whose legal name is Richard James Schueler, was detained with his wife on Wednesday morning in an operation by Istanbul police and Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT), according to the report. Police had monitored his address in the city's Beşiktaş district before the arrest.