Bitcoin Enthusiasts in Sweden Targeted in Violent Home Invasions
Summary:
Prominent Bitcoin figures in Sweden are being targeted by criminals due to easily accessible personal information and residential addresses. Recent reports from Swedish media suggest a trend of home invasions where victims are physically abused to steal Bitcoin assets. Influential cryptocurrency advocate, Eric Wall, highlights these incidents, raising concerns about safety in the cryptocurrency sector in Sweden. Wall also links these crimes to Sweden's principle of public access to information, which he says is being exploited by criminals.
In Sweden, criminals have set their sights on notable Bitcoin enthusiasts, seemingly due to the straightforward process of obtaining personal data and residential locations. According to Swedish news outlets LT and Aftonbladet, a string of burglaries in Rönninge and Södertälje share similar operating procedures, with victims being restrained and physically brutalized in order to confiscate their Bitcoin assets physically and digitally.
Eric Wall, a respected cryptocurrency advocate and currently a board member of StarkNet Foundation, drew attention to these events through an X post (previously known as Twitter). Wall underscores that these assaults are evidence of Swedish lawbreakers actively targeting Bitcoin holders.
Wall details the disturbing event, "On Monday, an unsuspecting Swedish couple mid-age, were home-bound, assaulted, and robbed by a quartet of masked men. The couple suffered physical harm and were threatened with their own kitchen cutlery. They were immobilized for sev
Published At
11/9/2023 10:14:29 AM
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