"Come one man, Buy these FUCKING BIT COINS!!" "THEYLL BE WORTH SO MUCH FUCKING MONEY ONE DAY!!" "OK MAN, GIVE ME $50!?!" "$2.50 and a jawbreaker?" "PLEASE?"
We've become a society that feels entitled to condemn a group of people based on 1 characteristic
Well, we've always been that. The characteristic is now just whatever counts as clickbait
How did they know he had bitcoin? I'm not sure which is worse. Those guys were friends before recent events or they stalked a stranger. Imma do some reading.
I can say the kidnapped guy is an Italian who arrived in the U.S. on May 6th. The connection between the guys is unclear. I found one article that mentions him going to the kidnapper's home on his own. However it happened, it's heinous.
Yeah, butlers keep a lot of secrets. I don't know how people can just be so disassociate with what's happening in front of them and just be like, it's my job to ignore another person being tortures.
It's what the billionaires are doing to all of us. They're destroying the planet, while building bunkers with the money they could have used to save the planet instead.
I imagine that the crypto investor will be offered a pardon if he agrees to buy a million dollars worth of &TRUMP coins. And once pardoned, he will be named as an ambassador.
One very serious downside of crypto is that you have to protect your money with a password. No banks, no additional security, no legal system protect it; only you protect it
Ya when they tried to rob Amouranth recently, I realized that crypto is awful to hold. If you want to hold it, you need to keep it secret. You can't go around saying "hey I've got a pile of gold in my house"
To be clear, this was yet again another rich person whom is stealing from others.
This horrific situation speaks to a larger systemic issue of greed that fuels corruption, disparaging others with less, that then fuels lies and so much more which is cyclical in nature
Fun fact: Torture doesn't work for getting information. Our modern notion of torture to get intel comes from fiction. Hurt someone and they will lie good to get you back bad.
Most successful WW2 Nazi interrogator didn't use violence, just coffee chats and hometown newspapers, 98% success rate.
The Guardian describes how they threatened the victim's family, cut him, hung him from the 5th floor window, beat him, shocked and threatened him with a gun.
He was kidnapped when he arrived in the US on May 6th.
The co-conspirator's wasn't name wasn't released.
It looks like a downside to owning a secretive "investment" often used for illicit transactions. You deal with criminals and you are likely to become a victim.
$100 bills still rule the underground economy, trillions in cash are laundered each year, dwarfing crypto’s illicit footprint.
Bitcoin is used for crime but a tiny fraction: while crypto crime hit a record $40–$50 billion in 2024, the UN estimates $1.6 trillion in fiat money laundering annually
When anyone is heavily invested in crypto or AI, I assume they're sociopaths. Actively speed running us all into living in a Cormac McCarthy novel for personal gains. So this story isn't really surprising..
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Well, we've always been that. The characteristic is now just whatever counts as clickbait
They didn’t kill him. Can’t say the same of most American monopolies…
What do I know…
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Trafficking people, or drugs, or guns, or just money. And massive financial fraud, of course.
In a nutshell (and by but I psychopathic)
Sickening.
Imagine having millions of dollars on a flashdrive with a password.
You can buy your way out of prison now.
Just steal big enough and you can EASILY bribe your way out.
This America is wild.
But America has been torturing its marginalized since before its inception.
Seed phrase (12-24 words) – Restore anywhere
Recovery key or file – Wallet-specific backup
Cloud backup – If your wallet supports it
Wallet file recovery – With the right password
Social recovery – Trusted contacts help you regain access
This horrific situation speaks to a larger systemic issue of greed that fuels corruption, disparaging others with less, that then fuels lies and so much more which is cyclical in nature
GREED IS ONE HELL OF A DRUG.
Most successful WW2 Nazi interrogator didn't use violence, just coffee chats and hometown newspapers, 98% success rate.
Seed phrase (12-24 words) Restore anywhere
Recovery key or file – Wallet-specific backup
Cloud backup – If your wallet supports it
Wallet file recovery – With the right password
Social recovery – Trusted contacts help you regain access
But we've always been this, IMO.
I'm aware that doesn't make it better, either.
I'm saying was, because now we can't trust government agencies to track it.
Fucking garbage.
He was kidnapped when he arrived in the US on May 6th.
The co-conspirator's wasn't name wasn't released.
Bitcoin is used for crime but a tiny fraction: while crypto crime hit a record $40–$50 billion in 2024, the UN estimates $1.6 trillion in fiat money laundering annually