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Cryptocurrency influencer sues Binance Brazil after losing all bitcoins
A Brazilian cryptocurrency influencer and day trader has sued Binance after losing all of his bitcoins deposited with the brokerage. The report spoke with the investor's defense, who has nearly 200,000 followers on social media, and will keep his identity a secret.
It all started when in December 2022, the investor's account was accessed without authorization. He had deposited the amount of 1.1 Bitcoin on the platform, which today is worth more than R$ 500,000.
Upon entering the platform, criminals who gained access to his account proceeded to withdraw the funds to wallets under their control.
For some reason, the criminals did not take the entire balance, leaving a residual of 0.09 BTCs, which did not help to alleviate the misfortune.
It turns out that the unauthorized access came from an IP in the Netherlands, which caught the investor's attention after analysis.
When seeking the brokerage in an effort to recover the balance, the influencer alleged in court that the brokerage did not cooperate and sent only evasive responses at the time.