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Florida Teens Face Kidnapping Charges in $4M Cryptocurrency Theft
Florida Teens Face Kidnapping Charges in $4M Cryptocurrency Theft
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Three Florida teenagers have been charged with kidnapping a cryptocurrency investor at gunpoint outside his Las Vegas home, stealing $4 million in digital assets before abandoning him in the Arizona desert. The November 2023 attack occurred shortly after the victim attended a crypto conference, underscoring the rising global trend of targeted abductions against high-net-worth blockchain participants.
Investigators revealed the assailants appeared to take orders from an unidentified fourth accomplice communicating via speakerphone during the crime. While the specific cryptocurrencies stolen weren’t disclosed, the case highlights security risks facing BTC, ETH, and NFT holders as digital asset adoption grows.
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