Chasing Jho Low: Blockchain bounty breathes new life into hunt for Malaysia’s 1MDB fugitive


An undated photo surfaced by the ‘WhereIsJho’ project and shared on social media shows Jho Low in Las Vegas in 2013 or 2014. -- Photo: X/whereisjho

HONG KONG (SCMP): Jho Low, the flamboyant financier behind one of the world’s largest financial scandals, vanished years ago, leaving behind a trail of opulence, deceit and unanswered questions. 

But two journalists are determined to bring his shadowy story back into the light – with a satirical website, a memecoin and some blockchain bounties.

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