The CEO of Canadian crypto company WonderFi was kidnapped and released after paying a ransom of $1 million

2024-11-08 09:28:24

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ChainCatcher news, according to CBC, Dean Skurka, the CEO of Canadian crypto company WonderFi, was kidnapped and released after paying a ransom of $1 million.

The incident occurred in downtown Toronto, where Skurka was forcibly taken into a vehicle and held captive, and was released only after the ransom was paid electronically. Skurka stated that he is currently safe and that the funds and data of the company's clients were not affected.

The police have launched an investigation but have not disclosed further details. In recent years, executives in the crypto industry have frequently become targets of crime; in July of this year, a Bitcoin holder was kidnapped and subsequently killed, losing three Bitcoins. WonderFi claimed last year to own nearly half of Canada's regulated cryptocurrency exchanges.

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