Zondacrypto Chief Reportedly Granted Minor Crown Witness Status in Poland

Legal experts report that Zondacrypto CEO Przemysław Kral has obtained minor crown witness status amid a major regional prosecutor’s investigation into alleged platform fraud and money laundering.

Legal Status of the CEO

First of all, one must know that in order to become a crown witness, a person must, in the sense of criminal law, be guilty of committing some crime, said attorney Tymoteusz Paprocki in TVP Info. If Przemysław Kral receives the status of a crown witness, it means that he is a repentant criminal cooperating with the prosecutor’s office, Paprocki claims.

Losses Estimated at 350 Million PLN

Since April 17, the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Katowice has been conducting an investigation in connection with suspected fraud to the detriment of platform clients and money laundering. It is worth recalling that on the day the proceedings were initiated by the prosecutor’s office, the amount of losses was estimated at least 350 million zlotys. Thousands of people may have been affected, and many well-known figures from the world of sports and politics were associated with the exchange itself, as the company was, among other things, a sponsor of several Ekstraklasa football clubs.

Political Connections and Government Statements

In April, Prime Minister Donald Tusk also reported that at the turn of October and November 2025, the CEO of the Zondacrypto cryptocurrency exchange, Przemysław Kral, made a deposit of 450,000 PLN to Zbigniew Ziobro’s Polish Sovereign Institute foundation, among other activities. Mr. President Kaczyński! This question weighs on you anyway. I will ask this question and I hope that you will come out here and answer this question. Did you know that your deputy is taking money from Zondacrypto? said the head of government in the Sejm.

Presidential Veto on Cryptocurrency Regulation

On June 11, President Karol Nawrocki vetoed for the third time a government bill aimed at regulating the crypto-asset market, implementing EU MiCA regulations, and appointing the Polish Financial Supervision Authority as the main supervisory body over this sector. According to the head of state, excessive regulation of this market could lead to pushing Polish technology companies abroad.

Travel Avoidance and Relocation

In recent years, Kral avoided traveling to Poland and lived permanently in Monaco. He then fled to Israel, where, as Onet wrote, he obtained Israeli citizenship.