The case of four people murdered in Mexico involves a Bitcoin robbery, and two suspects are facing trial

According to Cointelegraph, the Attorney General's Office of the State of Mexico (FGJEM) reported that two suspects, Diego Sebastián and Gerardo, were arrested for allegedly murdering Jonathan Meléndez, the keyboardist of the rock band Camilo Séptimo, along with his pregnant wife, daughter, and an employee. The victims' golden retriever was also killed. The suspects are accused of committing the crime to obtain a cold wallet that allegedly contained millions of dollars in Bitcoin, with one of the suspects being a business partner of the victim, who used that relationship to gain access to the victim's home. The two will appear in court on Wednesday, where the judge will decide if there is enough evidence to continue the criminal proceedings; if convicted, each suspect could face a prison sentence of 25 to 70 years corresponding to each victim.Such violent robberies targeting cryptocurrency holders (known as "home invasion attacks") are on the rise. According to CertiK data, there were 52 reported home invasion attacks globally in the first half of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 33.3%; among these, there were 20 home invasions targeting cryptocurrency holders, compared to only 1 during the same period last year. Chainalysis estimates that criminals stole over 30 million dollars in cryptocurrency through home invasion attacks in the first half of 2026. The number of global home invasion attacks increased by 75% year-on-year to 72 incidents in 2025, with France leading with 19 incidents, accounting for about 40% of the global total.