atlas21 on Nostr: "They wanted to amputate my limbs because they thought I had 2.5 million bitcoins." ...
"They wanted to amputate my limbs because they thought I had 2.5 million bitcoins."
This is the story of a Canadian moderator of a crypto forum who, along with his family, was forced to move continuously from one Airbnb to another to escape criminals who wanted to kidnap him and seize his alleged Bitcoin holdings.
The incident began on November 4, and now the attackers are under house arrest.
This case adds to a long list of threats to the safety of cryptocurrency holders. According to monitoring by developer Jameson Lopp, at least 181 incidents of robberies, kidnappings, and murders related to the crypto world have been recorded since 2014.
Atlas21's article ⬇️
https://atlas21.com/attempted-bitcoin-kidnapping-in-canada-crypto-forum-moderator-forced-into-hiding/
This is the story of a Canadian moderator of a crypto forum who, along with his family, was forced to move continuously from one Airbnb to another to escape criminals who wanted to kidnap him and seize his alleged Bitcoin holdings.
The incident began on November 4, and now the attackers are under house arrest.
This case adds to a long list of threats to the safety of cryptocurrency holders. According to monitoring by developer Jameson Lopp, at least 181 incidents of robberies, kidnappings, and murders related to the crypto world have been recorded since 2014.
Atlas21's article ⬇️
https://atlas21.com/attempted-bitcoin-kidnapping-in-canada-crypto-forum-moderator-forced-into-hiding/