In the last two months of 2022, four crypto-billionaires have been found mysteriously dead: the community speculates a conspiracy connected to FTX.
The death of four crypto-billionaires in just one month caught the attention of the community. The deaths occurred under suspicious circumstances, and some of these individuals even reported that they were in danger:
“4 crypto billionaires dead in the span of a month. Just before, and during the FTX collapse. Too strange 🤨 🚨 🔊sound …🧐” tweeted Wall Street Silver.
The death spiral began in October 2022, when MakerDAO co-founder Nikolai Mushegian was found dead on a Puerto Rican beach just hours after he tweeted that intelligence agencies were looking for him. On November 22, billionaire broker Javier Biosca passed away in Estepona, Spain. At the time, Biosca was under investigation for the largest crypto fraud ever committed in Spain.
On November 23, Tiantian Kullander, co-founder of Amber Group, died mysteriously in his sleep. Just two days later, Russian crypto-billionaire Vyacheslav Taran died in a helicopter crash.
On December 30, there was also another incident related to the cryptocurrency sector: Park Mo – vice president of Vidente, the largest shareholder of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb – was found dead in front of his house.
These successive deaths have fueled several conspiracy theories in the community. One user commented: “It seems that the cryptocurrency world is taking inspiration from the mafia.”
In a joking message, a senior user pointed the finger at central banks: “I certainly wouldn’t bet that the deaths are related to the central bank hierarchy. It’s impossible, the banks are very reliable. 100% impossible.”
On the other hand, there are those who questioned the veracity of the news, although four deaths in one month are decidedly suspicious. On Reddit, some speculate that these individuals didn’t die at all: “I wonder how many of them just faked their own deaths.”