Three teens charged with kidnapping a man at gunpoint in Las Vegas. They then allegedly proceeded to steal and launder over $4 million worth of cryptocurrency and NFTs. The victim, who had recently been hosting a crypto event in Las Vegas, was kidnapped after arriving home. The suspects then took...
Cryptocurrency, once seen as the new digital frontier of finance, has more and more coincided with the dark world of real-world crime. A recent tragic incident in Las Vegas vividly serves to underscore what happens when all of these trends collide. Three Florida teenagers allegedly kidnapped a man at gunpoint,...
Las Vegas. Crypto. Kidnapping. Teenagers. Individually, each word carries weight. Taken together, they paint an unsettling scene. This ought to send chills up the neck of anyone who works with—or participates in—decentralized finance (DeFi). Step aside rug pulls and smart contract exploits for a second. This is not a story...
