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Canadian man says kidnappers wanted to torture him for his Bitcoin: Report

DIGIT — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:27:30 +0000

An unnamed Canadian man says he’s been forced to move from one Airbnb to another to evade his suspected kidnappers.

Crypto influencer found dead in Montreal park months after abduction

DIGIT — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:11:41 +0000

A 32-year-old woman has been charged with murdering Mirshahi. However, it isn’t confirmed whether the case has ties to his involvement with crypto.

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Kidnappers Kill Venezuelan Citizen for Not Paying Ransom Requested in Bitcoin

DIGIT — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 09:00:43 +0000

A Venezuelan merchant was kidnapped and killed after his family failed to gather a ransom that kidnappers explicitly asked to be paid in bitcoin. The perpetrators asked for a sum of 1.5 bitcoin to release the hostage, later lowering the ransom to 0.5 bitcoin. The family of the victim finally was unable to gather the […]

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YouTuber Sentenced to 50 Years for Kidnapping and Bitcoin Ransom

DIGIT — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 16:59:00 +0000

A former YouTuber has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for masterminding a kidnapping that demanded $100,000 in BTC for the victim’s safety.

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Kidnapping of Bitcoin Exchange Executive Showed Importance of Financial Privacy

DIGIT — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 15:11:44 +0000

UK-based Bitcoin exchange operator abducted in Ukraine, pays $1 mln ransom in Bitcoin for his freedom #ANALYSIS

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Russian Crypto Expert Released After Allegedly Being Kidnapped

DIGIT — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 13:30:58 +0000

Pavel Lerner, the Russian IT specialist kidnapped by masked men near his Kiev office on Tuesday, has been released after reportedly paying a bitcoin ransom worth more than a million in USD. This sum and payment has not been confirmed. Exmo’s executive was dropped off on a roadside by his attackers and is in a […]

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Russian Reports say Crypto Entrepreneur Pavel Lerner Kidnapped in Kiev

DIGIT — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 21:30:57 +0000

Russian programmer and cryptocurrency investor Pavel Lerner has been kidnapped in Kiev, according to Ukrainian and Russian media reports. He is the managing director of Exmo, a major UK-based exchange popular with Russians for accepting ruble payments. Lerner is also well known in Ukraine where he has startups dealing with mining operations and blockchain technology […]

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