Money and longevity often go hand in hand (the average age of billionaires around the world He is about 67 years old) but this is not always the case, especially when tickets come from the crypto industry.
At least five crypto millionaires and billionaires have died in the last two months of 2022. Grid Daily. None of the deaths were apparently violent, but one of the victims tweeted that he had been targeted by killers hours before he was found dead, apparently drowned.
The death toll, the connection to the cryptocurrency business and the young age of the dead businessmen have spawned all sorts of conspiracy theories pointing to spies, hitmen or intelligence agents from the US, Israel and other countries.
Young, successful and suspicious deaths
Among the obituaries that grabbed headlines at the end of the year were 29-year-old Nikolai Mushekian, co-founder of the MakerDAO platform; Javier Biosca, 50, and founder of Algorithms Group in London and Tiantian Gullander, 30, and co-founder of Amber Group, a Hong Kong-based digital asset company.
Vyacheslav Taran, 53, accused of embezzling Russian funds through a cryptocurrency trading scheme, was killed when his helicopter crashed in Switzerland; The body of Park Mo, the vice president of Seer, the largest shareholder of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, was found in front of his home.
Seventh crypto entrepreneur killed in months
Undoubtedly, the death this year of 43-year-old and founder of CashApp Bob Lee added to the mysterious situation is an alarming trend; And Dr. John Forsyth, 49, an ER doctor-turned-crypto-entrepreneur and founder of Onfo, which promised to provide users with decentralized cryptocurrencies, discovered the body.
Lee, a former chief technical officer at Square, tragically died in a stabbing attack. Law enforcement officers detained a suspect on April 13, but officials have not released a motive behind the incident.
On the other hand Dr. John Forsyth is reported missing after failing to work at Mercy Hospital in Cassville, a small town deep in the Ozarks of Missouri. His brother and crypto business partner, Richard Forsyth, said at the time John wouldn’t miss a change and it was an „immediate red flag”.
He was found dead on Tuesday. His last contact was a text message he sent to his partner in the early hours of the morning on the day of his disappearance. His car was found in a park, with his mobile phone, work briefcase, wallet and passport inside.
Despite a 14km perimeter search involving police dogs and drones, Forsyth has been missing for more than a week.
Dr. Forsyth is a „Bitcoin Millionaire” According to Forbes
Forsyth’s son told reporters that his father had been interested in cryptocurrency for more than a decade. Before his disappearance, he was „crazy busy” with his work as a doctor and his cryptocurrency company, he told the agency. AP
John Quoted in Forbes Like a bitcoin millionaire. „I initially mined Bitcoin and Litecoin and stuck with it. The massive appreciation of those assets allowed me to invest in other cryptocurrency technology, which eventually led to the development of Onfo, a platform that helps people make money through network mining,” he told the magazine in 2020.
When Forsyth passed away, his brother told reporters that their shared passion for cryptocurrency „made them some enemies.” However, the family admitted that cryptocurrency was not on the doctor’s mind in his final days.
„We had dinner the Wednesday before she disappeared and we sat and talked for three hours,” her brother told the AP. „I told him this is the happiest I’ve seen him in a long time. His divorce was finalized on May 11 and I think that gave him energy for the future.
Police said there was no indication that it was a homicide. Some reports suggest that the cause of death was a gunshot wound.
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