A kidnapped crypto executive was reportedly released after paying a $1 million bitcoin ransom

in crypto •  7 years ago 

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Pavel Lerner, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Exmo Finance, has been released from the custody of kidnappers after the payment of a $1 million bitcoin ransom, according to the Financial Times .
Lerner, 40, was reportedly dragged into a black Mercedes-Benz by men in balaclavas while leaving the Kiev offices of his company on December 26, according to local media reports.

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https://www.businessinsider.in/A-kidnapped-crypto-executive-was-reportedly-released-after-paying-a-1-million-bitcoin-ransom/articleshow/62301394.cms

Article by Frank Chaparro

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