Nowadays becoming rich by indulging in crypto and related activities has become quite common, which is ultimately backing the direct and indirect crimes concerning cryptocurrencies.
Most recently it has been reported that a Russian man aged 31 was robbed and assaulted in a hotel for $20,000.
Two suspects allegedly harassed the Russian man when he was held captive in a hotel room over an unpaid cryptocurrency debt resulting from prior business transactions in Russia.
In the complaint filed with the regional police, Andrei was identified as the main accused who reportedly demanded the victim to settle $120,000, forced the complainant to also his crypto wallet, and even threatened to kill him.
The reported story by the media outlet has attached some pictures with wounds on the body of the victim; the mastermind and his partner punched and kicked the individual when he refused to unlock his digital assets wallet, and it has been crucially reported that after hitting back of the head, the accused flee stealing cash leaving the man in the bathroom.
The police authorities note that following the incident, the main accused has remained in Thailand, and Dmitri the second individual fled to Dubai, yet the arrest warrant has been issued.
Recent crime associated with Crypto
In the past few weeks hundreds of crimes concerning crypto, most recently it was reported a crypto investor and trader from an Asian nation was abducted and held hostage for $340k.
An officer from the counterterrorism department was detained and placed under detention in connection with the kidnapping of the traders.
The trader, who was abducted from Manghopi, is a 30-year-old guy called Muhammad Arsalan. He discovered that the captors had forced him to move $340k from his Binance wallet to another wallet that was in the hands of the criminals.
Twelve Malaysians were held accountable for the abduction of a Chinese citizen in exchange for $1 million in cryptocurrencies. A married couple and four other people make up the accused kidnapping group.
On July 11, 2024, the Malaysian group abducted a Chinese resident close to the exit of an expressway that connected Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur. In order to evade detection, the criminals allegedly wanted approximately 4.44 million Malaysian ringgit in crypto.
Crypto market updates
At the time of writing Bitcoin was at $101, 713 with an addition of 2.62 percent at the same time cryptocurrency market capitalization was $3.8 trillion, with 2.03 percent.
Until publishing, the trading volume of the cryptocurrency market was $124.2 billion with a growth of 29.25 percent. In the past 24 hours, the gainer’s list was ruled by 7.88 percent now trading at $3.43.
However, the intraday losers list is topped by Virtual Protocol which lost 6.09 percent reaching $3.87 followed by AIZO Network trading at $1.09 with a decline of 5.42 percent, Fartcoin, Ethena, Arbitrum, Bittensor, and Lido DAO.
