Why Cryptocurrency Holders Are Being Targeted With Kidnapping

‘It’s fairly reasonable to assume that the vast majority of attacks are never publicized,’ one cryptocurrency expert said.

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As celebrity Twitch streamer Kaitlyn Siragusa (better known as Amouranth) slept at her home in Houston, three men broke in and pistol-whipped her, demanding she hand over her cryptocurrency.

What the thieves didn’t know was that Siragusa’s husband, Nick Lee, was in the bathroom. Lee emerged with a gun and fired at the men, causing them to flee, Siragusa told Fox News.