Shock! American cryptocurrency circle people were kidnapped by teenagers at gunpoint, and 4 million crypto assets were instantly wiped out 请关注一起交流 $WIF

In November 2024, a cryptocurrency practitioner in Las Vegas, USA, was kidnapped to the desert by three teenagers at gunpoint just after returning home from an event. The kidnappers threatened him to hand over the password of his crypto wallet with "your father is in our hands", and then took away $4 million worth of cryptocurrencies and NFTs, and abandoned the victim in the deserted desert. The victim walked barefoot for nearly 8 kilometers and was finally rescued by calling the police at a gas station.

At present, two 16-year-old Florida teenagers involved in the case have been arrested: one is detained and the bail is as high as $4 million, and the other is wearing an electronic anklet for home monitoring; the third suspect is suspected of absconding abroad. The three will be tried as adults, and the preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 2025.

Digital asset lawyer Sasha Hodder pointed out that such cases mark that crypto theft has escalated from online fraud to offline violent crimes. As the wealth in the cryptocurrency circle attracts attention, similar kidnapping and extortion cases are on the rise, and practitioners are facing dual threats to their personal and asset safety. This case, which spans virtual currency and real violence, not only exposes regulatory loopholes in the encryption field, but also rings the alarm bell for industry safety - when digital wealth becomes an open card, offline risks are quietly spreading in the dark.