Riccardo Spagni, the former lead maintainer of the privacy coin Monero, has reported that United States officials take released him after more than a month in custody.

In a Tuesday tweet, Spagni said he was working with his legal team to return to S Africa to accost the allegations against him. Authorities in the U.S. arrested Spagni in Baronial on fraud charges tied to declared crimes that occurred in South Africa between 2009 and 2022 at a company chosen Greatcoat Cookies.

"I am actively working with my attorneys on a way to return to South Africa every bit soon equally possible so I tin can address this matter and get information technology backside me once and for all," said Spagni. "That's what I've e'er wanted to do."

The S African government had been seeking Spagni's extradition on the charges, alleging he "used false information" to create invoices which inflated the prices for sure goods and services and had funds transferred to a banking concern account he controlled. If convicted, he could face to xx years in prison.

Tuesday marks the showtime time Spagni has tweeted since July, though someone — presumably his lawyers — did retweet a statement posted to his wife's Twitter account shortly afterwards his arrest. The legal squad claimed the arrest was on account of "his alleged failure to appear in court, and nothing more."

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The pb maintainer of the privacy coin Monero (XMR) until December 2022, Spagni has been involved in the crypto infinite for more than a decade. Many know him for his colorful social media posts and wry humor on cryptocurrency projects and industry figures.