ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, a 29-year-old Bitcoin holder was kidnapped and killed in Kyiv, Ukraine, a few hours ago. Four men aged between 24 and 29 have been detained on suspicion of "meticulously" planning the kidnapping of the victim and stealing three Bitcoins worth approximately $207,000."Information about the man's kidnapping reached the capital police department around midnight. Residents of a house in the Solomyanskyi district heard screams and saw several unidentified individuals beating and forcibly pulling a man into a car," the police department wrote in a statement. Police investigations revealed that the attack was premeditated.

Chain Catcher News, Ethereum founder Vitalik attended the Kyiv Tech Summit and spoke on the 9th local time in Ukraine, expressing that his interest and admiration for the Kyiv Tech Summit prompted him to visit the event, as it is taking place in the capital of a country at war, uniting a powerful Web3 community from around the world. "I wanted to see for myself what kind of projects and applications based on Ethereum technology are being created here and to understand the people behind them," he said."I believe Ukraine is likely to become the next Web3 hub. The Ethereum Foundation has centers in Singapore, Berlin, and Boulder because the community has organically developed there. If the people of a country are interested in this technology and decide to make significant contributions to its development, then a country can become a Web3 center. Ukraine has both the capability and the determination," Vitalik emphasized.It is reported that the Kyiv Tech Summit is a three-day Web3 hackathon held from September 6 to 9 in Kyiv, aimed at promoting the development of software solutions that can help Ukraine during the war and after victory, with over 500 projects registered to participate. Binance Ukraine General Manager Kiril Khomiakov and NEAR Protocol co-founder Illia Polosukhin also participated in the summit's discussions. (Source link)