As of 14 October 2026, reports say HEX and PulseChain founder Richard Heart was detained in an Istanbul raid, but the supplied reporting still describes the arrest as unconfirmed; it also reports a 30%+ PLS drop, which the available market data here does not verify.

As of 14 October 2026, reports say HEX and PulseChain founder Richard Heart was detained in an Istanbul raid, but the supplied reporting still describes the arrest as unconfirmed; it also reports a 30%+ PLS drop, which the available market data here does not verify.

The Bitcoin.com report attributes the account to Turkish media and says authorities reportedly seized $4 million, 64 watches, firearms and electronics. Its account says formal charges and any extradition to Finland remain unclear. The article says the SEC case was dismissed in 2025 over jurisdiction, not on the merits, and that this did not resolve Finland’s separate investigation. Bitcoin.com report

Posts repeating the report appeared from 13:00 to 14:06 UTC. Some call it an arrest under an Interpol notice requested by Finland, while others retain “reportedly”; the supplied report says official confirmation was pending. The seizure details and Interpol account therefore remain media reports here, rather than independently confirmed official statements. BitcoinNews post · WatcherGuru post

The supplied claim that PLS fell more than 30% is a social post, not a verified price figure. The available price reads concern HEX, so they do not establish PLS’s move or how much of any decline followed the arrest reports. Crypto Banter post

The sources do not independently name an official Turkish confirmation or establish PLS’s decline from price data.