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On Nov. 23, Amber Group co-founder Tiantian Kullander died mysteriously in his sleep. Just two days later, Russian crypto billionaire Vyacheslav Taran died in a helicopter crash.
Nikolai Mushegian, age 29, Tiantian Kullander, 30, and Vyacheslav Taran, age 53, were three outstanding crypto luminaries who passed away within a matter of weeks of each other, as reported by KCEN TV.
Tiantian Kullander, the 30-year-old founder of cryptocurrency company Amber Group, died in his sleep last week, the financial firm announced.
Authorities identified Algaba, 41, by his tattoos and fingerprints. An autopsy revealed he had been shot at least three times before the dismemberment took place, Complex reports, citing Spanish outlet El País.
Bitcoin's pseudonymous founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, determined in 2008 that the total Bitcoin supply cap would always be pegged at 21 million, ensuring a virtual currency without inflation.
Recently, the internet can't stop talking about the deaths of three cryptocurrency giants that have been reported in the media weeks from each other. The "mysterious" deaths of crypto investors Nikolai Mushegian, 29, Tiantian Kullander, 30 and Vyacheslav Taran, 53, have drawn a lot of internet attention.
Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (commonly known as CZ) was the crypto billionaire who lost the most money following the crypto crisis of 2022, with a net worth drop amounting to 82 billion U.S. dollars.
2017 boom and 2018 crash. The 2018 cryptocurrency crash (also known as the Bitcoin crash and the Great crypto crash) was the sell-off of most cryptocurrencies starting in January 2018. After an unprecedented boom in 2017, the price of Bitcoin fell by about 65% from 6 January to 6 February 2018.
In less than a week, the cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried went from industry leader to industry villain, lost most of his fortune, saw his $32 billion company plunge into bankruptcy and became the target of investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed crypto exchange FTX, was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday after US prosecutors filed criminal charges against him, according to a statement from the government of the Bahamas.
The largest holder of Bitcoin is believed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous founder of Bitcoin. Nakamoto is estimated to own approximately 1,000,000 BTC, worth around $27.13 billion.
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried says he has just $100,000 in his bank account after running a company that was once worth $32 billion. Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of fallen crypto exchange FTX.
In addition to any lasting reputational damage, Brady and his supermodel ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen, have likely lost most or all of the sizable financial stake they had in FTX. The crypto space has long been awash with A-listers.
A complete Bitcoin crash is highly unlikely, given its growing popularity as an investment asset class and increasingly strengthening fundamentals. Yet, there are some other factors at play here that might threaten Bitcoin's value in the future.
1. Changpeng Zhao (CZ) – Founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ) is one of the richest crypto billionaires in the world.
Its billionaire promoters have lost a combined $110 billion in the last year, according to Forbes' 2023 World's Billionaires List, an annual compilation of ten-figure fortunes. Last year Forbes identified 19 crypto billionaires, the most ever, who were worth a collective $140 billion.
A "crypto king" who was once at the top of the cryptocurrency market has attempted to justify his conduct following a staggering $32 billion (£27.7 billion) loss. The Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are now investigating Sam Bankman-Fried.
'Crypto Dad' Chris Giancarlo Says Regulators Can Engage With Crypto 'If They Have the Will to Do So'
Bitcoin was the first cryptocurrency created and is now the most valuable and well-known. It was first launched in January 2009 by a computer programmer or group of programmers under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, whose actual identity has never been verified.
The three richest on the list–Changpeng Zhao, Sam Bankman-Fried and Brian Armstrong–all helm cryptocurrency exchanges.
Ethereum, however, has an infinite supply. In January 2021, there were 113.5 million tokens in circulation. As of April 2022, there are roughly 120 million. There are some predictions that after shifting the Ethereum process from PoW to PoS, the supply of Ethereum may be reduced.