in cash
Bail? That's not how this works.
CELL BLOCK 369 · ISTANBUL
Click the cell to set him free. Go on, try it.
Subject: Richard James Schueler, a.k.a. Richard Heart, a.k.a. "Balina James" (Whale James) in the Turkish press. Founder of HEX, PulseChain, PulseX and ProveX.
Finland requests an Interpol Red Notice, alleging aggravated tax fraud and assault.
A Brooklyn federal judge dismisses the SEC lawsuit over HEX, PulseChain and PulseX. The SEC does not refile (Apr 2026).
Dawn operation in Beşiktaş, Istanbul by Turkish police and intelligence. Detained with his wife; three bodyguards are held later.
HEX, PLSX and PLS dump hard on the headlines.
Justice Minister Akın Gürlek confirms the arrest: searches at 15 addresses, $7.15M cash and six cold wallets seized.
Judicial proceedings ongoing. No public extradition decision yet. Not convicted of anything. The guard says: not yet.
Sources: The Block, CoinDesk, Crowdfund Insider. Live coverage on the News page.
PROPERTY ROOM · ITEMS SEIZED
What Turkish authorities say they bagged across 15 addresses. Every item tagged and logged.
Bail? That's not how this works.
Cold wallets. Cold cell.
Still didn't see it coming.
Plenty of watches. Now he has time.
Holding bags. Literally.
Zero ways to walk out.
Mining his own business.
None of them drive through walls.
Figures as announced by Turkey's Justice Ministry and reported by The Block (17 Oct 2026). Early media reports differed.
BOOKING DESK
Get booked in solidarity. Upload your face (or your PFP), line it up on the height chart and download your official Cell Block 369 mugshot. Make it your PFP until he's out.
Drag the photo to move it. Your image never leaves your device.
BLUEPRINT · DO NOT SHOW THE GUARD
COMMISSARY
RAID KIT
Grab the official art and take it to the timeline. Every post is one more knock on the cell door.
MAIL ROOM
Every letter is read by the guard first. He will say "not yet". Send it anyway, posted to X.