Bitcoin billionaire supposedly drowns, leaving $2B fortune in limbo

[JEDI]

Bitcoin billionaire Mircea Popescu dead, leaving $2B fortune in limbo

Bitcoin billionaire Mircea Popescu has suddenly died, leaving behind a massive crypto fortune that could be worth as much as $2 billion — which some speculate could be lost forever.

nypost.com

Popescu was reportedly “swept away by the current and died on the spot.”

His death has since been confirmed by three women who were reportedly known to be close to him, though others have raised questions over whether he’s actually dead.


Article doesnt mention finding the body.
i think he pulled a DB Cooper

 

[SKORPI0]

So we can assume at this point in time that he is not really dead, but hiding somewhere to cash-in his $$$ in bitcoins.
What would be gained by doing a faked death?

 

[Red Squirrel]

"died"

Reminds me of QuadrigaCX. Owner of the exchange fakes his death and ran with everyone's money.

 

[SKORPI0]

"died"

Reminds me of QuadrigaCX. Owner of the exchange fakes his death and ran with everyone's money.

Ponzi Schemes, Private Yachts, and a Missing $250 Million in Crypto: The Strange Tale of Quadriga

When Canadian blockchain whiz Gerald Cotten died unexpectedly last year, hundreds of millions of dollars in investor funds vanished into the crypto ether. But when the banks, the law, and the forces of Reddit tried to track down the cash, it turned out the young mogul may not have been who he...

www.vanityfair.com

 

[SKORPI0]

Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then vanished

How did Ruja Ignatova make $4bn selling her fake cryptocurrency to the world - and where did she go?

www.bbc.com

 

[JEDI]

Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then vanished

How did Ruja Ignatova make $4bn selling her fake cryptocurrency to the world - and where did she go?

www.bbc.com

lol.. she duped a multi-level marketing (MLM) kingpin into her most successful salesperson.
he told his downline (people who were under him) to sell her OneCoin.

He was making $1M/month from the commissions from all downline.
and he used some of the $ to buy more OneCoin.

basically, he fell for a ponzi scheme and was responsible for his entire downline losing $.
oh the irony... lol

 

[brianmanahan]

he sounded like a real peach

 

[Fritzo]

You would think someone in central control of that much wealth would have a "dead man switch" that would set things in motion if he didn't check in.

 

[BoomerD]

Anytime I see a story about some rich person has died...but no body was found, I automatically assume they've done a run er with the money...or done a runner because the cops were closing in.