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 Fernando Pérez Algaba reportedly ran a crypto trading business in Argentina and is suspected to have been murdered by a professional outfit. 
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 A missing cryptocurrency millionaire and Instagram influencer based in Argentina has turned up dead, with police suspecting murder after he was found dismembered in a suitcase. 
 According to several local media reports, Fernando Pérez Algaba, a crypto trader and influencer, was suspected as missing on July 18 when he failed to return the keys to a rented apartment and answer his phone. 
 His remains were <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="found" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/found.html">found</a> less than a week later on July 23 by a group of children in the town of Ingeniero Budge, a province of the Argentinian capital. 
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 <figcaption style="text-align: center;"> One of the last images Algaba posted on his social media accounts. Source: Instagram 
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 The suitcase contained amputated legs and forearms, authorities discovered a torso on July 24 after draining the stream where the suitcase was found. A head was found in a backpack a day later on July 25. 
 Analysis of fingerprints and tattoos identified the body as the missing millionaire and an autopsy suggested he was shot three times before he was dismembered. 
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 <figcaption style="text-align: center;"> The suitcase that was found reportedly containing body parts. Source: Clarín 
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 Investigators have reportedly suggested it may be the work of a professional outfit and believe the motive behind Algaba's murder was possibly debt-related. One suspect has already been arrested in possible connection to the case. 
 Algaba is said to have been a crypto trader in Buenos Aires where he operated an office that employed 25 other traders. 
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 He had also amassed a sizeable Instagram following in his time, with over 917,000 followers. Most of the content revolves around luxury cars and his beloved dog. 
 It was reported that Algaba had a $3,300 (900,000 Argentine pesos) debt in bounced checks, $4,400 (1.2 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="million" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/million.html">million</a> Argentine pesos) owed to banks, and another debt of $70,000 again related to a bounced check. 
 In late 2022 a spate of mysterious and sudden deaths of <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> billionaires caused wild theories in the community. 
 Between October and December 2022, MakerDAO co-<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="found" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/found.html">found</a>er Nikolai Mushegian, <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> broker Javier Biosca, Amber Group co-<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="found" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/found.html">found</a>er Tiantian Kullander Russian <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="crypto" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/crypto.html">crypto</a> billionaire Vyacheslav Taran and major Bithumb shareholder Park Mo all suffered seemingly untimely deaths. 
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Missing crypto millionaire found dismembered in suitcase: Report

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