Polish Olympic Chief Detained in Zondacrypto Probe Over €40,000 Watch Claim

What’s confirmed, and by whom: Two independent outlets, The Block and CoinDesk, report that Radosław Piesiewicz, president of the Polish Olympic Committee, has been detained as part of a prosecutorial investigation tied to Zondacrypto, a digital asset trading platform. CoinDesk additionally reports a specific allegation: that Zondacrypto’s CEO gave Piesiewicz a 40,000-euro watch in exchange for help clearing regulatory hurdles. That watch detail currently traces to one outlet.

Two Sources, One Detention

The core fact is corroborated across both reports: Piesiewicz, who leads Poland’s Olympic Committee, was detained by prosecutors investigating Zondacrypto. Neither outlet’s summary specifies the exact charges filed against him, and neither names a court date or a formal indictment as of publication.

Zondacrypto operates as a digital asset exchange, according to both reports. Beyond that description, neither source lays out the platform’s registration status, transaction volumes, or user base in the material available for this story.

The €40,000 Watch: Single-Sourced So Far

CoinDesk is the outlet reporting the specific bribery allegation: that Zondacrypto’s chief executive presented Piesiewicz with a watch valued at 40,000 euros, allegedly in return for assistance navigating regulatory obstacles facing the exchange. The Block’s report confirms the detention and the Zondacrypto link but does not, in the material reviewed here, corroborate the watch figure or the regulatory-favor framing.

That gap matters for how the claim should be read. A detail appearing in one outlet is not necessarily wrong. It simply has not yet cleared the bar of independent confirmation that the detention itself has cleared.

What Is Still Unaccounted For

Several questions sit outside what either report establishes: whether Piesiewicz has been formally charged, whether Zondacrypto or its CEO have issued a public response, and what specific regulatory approvals or licenses are at the center of the alleged exchange of favors. No statement from Piesiewicz, his legal representation, or Zondacrypto appears in the available reporting.

The Polish Olympic Committee has not issued a public statement addressed in either report. Until prosecutors release further details or Zondacrypto comments directly, the confirmed facts remain narrow: a detention, a name, and a platform under investigation.

Sources

• theblock.co
• coindesk.com