⚡️«Electrician» for bitcoins — 13 years in prison!⚡
Who could have thought that an attempt to extort 5750 BTC$BTC (yes, yes, more than $350 million at the current exchange rate!) would lead to a real sentence?
In Belarus, an 'electrician' from Grodno was convicted, who, along with an accomplice pretending to be repairmen, broke into the apartment of a Minsk resident, tied him up, used a stun gun, and demanded he transfer crypto. The victim turned out to be tough — he didn't give up the bitcoins, and one of the attackers is already in prison.
💬 Moral: a cold wallet is good. But even better — a cool head and cold blood.
🧷 In the world — a wave of violence aimed at stealing crypto:
🔹 In the USA, teenagers stole $4 million, threatening the victim with murder.
🔹 In France, they kidnapped the father of a crypto millionaire, demanding €7 million, and cut off a finger.
🔹 One of the co-founders of Ledger also had a finger cut off — for access to the wallet.
Crypto is not only volatility but also physical risks.
Take care of yourself and your seed phrases.