Overview
- Radosław Piesiewicz was arrested and formally charged on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, with paid influence and favoring certain creditors as part of the widening Zondacrypto investigation.
- Investigators say they are probing alleged personal benefits from Zondacrypto, including a luxury watch reportedly worth about €40,000, and whether Piesiewicz withdrew his full investment while ordinary customers could not access funds.
- Zondacrypto collapsed after becoming the Polish Olympic Committee’s general sponsor and promising token rewards to athletes, leaving estimated customer losses reported between about 350 million zł and as much as 2.4 billion zł.
- Prosecutors have received thousands of complaints, have secured more than 100 million zł for possible compensation, and in July merged the exchange inquiry with the 2022 disappearance of founder Sylwester Suszek.
- The case has damaged the committee’s reputation, left athlete crypto incentives effectively worthless, and could prompt stronger Polish and EU scrutiny of crypto sponsorships and exchange oversight.