Swedish cryptocurrency proponent Eric Wall has flagged targeted attacks on well-known BTC community members. Criminals in Sweden are specifically targeting prominent local Bitcoin figures, which appears to be the result of ease of...
Criminals in Sweden are specifically targeting prominent local Bitcoin figures, which appears to be the result of ease of access to personal information and residential addresses in the country.
Reports from Swedish media outlets LT and Aftonbladet have linked separate robberies in Rönninge and Södertälje that appear to have occurred under the same modus operandi. Victims were tied up and physically abused to steal physical and virtual Bitcoin holdings.
Prominent cryptocurrency proponent Eric Wall, who currently serves as a StarkNet Foundation board member, highlighted the incidents in an X post (formerly Twitter). Wall said the two assault cases indicate that Swedish criminals are actively looking to target Bitcoin users.
there's now officially a situation in sweden— Eric Wall (@ercwl) November 8, 2023
this monday, a middle-aged swedish couple was tied up in their home and robbed by 4 masked men. they were physically abused and threatened with their own kitchen knives. they were tied up for hours and one had to be escorted to the…
“This Monday, a middle-aged Swedish couple was tied up in their home and robbed by 4 masked men. They were physically abused and threatened with their own kitchen knives. They were tied up for hours and one had to be escorted to the hospital via helicopter," Wall said.
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“While the intention behind this legislation was to reduce corruption, it is not fit for modern society.”
Wall adds that he left the country due to these laws and that Sweden “is probably one of the least safe countries to be active in the cryptocurrency sector.”
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