Khi sự giàu có trong lĩnh vực tiền điện tử trở thành án tử: 4 vụ án chưa được giải quyết làm chao đảo ngành công nghiệp

The crypto world just witnessed its darkest chapter. Over the past year, at least four millionaires vanished or were found dead under suspicious circumstances. What connects them? Staggering wealth, public profiles, and connections to cryptocurrency.

The Pattern Nobody Wants to Talk About

In July 2023, children playing near Buenos Aires found a suitcase floating in the river. Inside: the dismembered body of Fernando Pérez Algaba, a 39-year-old crypto influencer with nearly 1 million Instagram followers. His downfall read like a cautionary tale—tax agencies circling, massive investment losses, and alleged connections to loan sharks tied to organized crime groups. Weeks before his death, his posts grew increasingly paranoid, warning of “evil people” trying to destroy him.

Then came May 2023. Dr. John Forsyth, an emergency room doctor and Bitcoin millionaire, missed his hospital shift. His abandoned sedan sat empty near Mercy Hospital in Arkansas, personal belongings untouched. Five days later, his body surfaced in Beaver Lake with a gunshot wound. Forsyth wasn’t just a casual HODLer—he co-founded ONFO coin and had accumulated serious wealth from early Bitcoin moves. The crypto community whispers it was murder, not suicide.

The Bali Resort Horror

May 2023, a 5-star Bali resort. Lhi Chiming, holding over $500 million in crypto assets, and his girlfriend Cheng Jianan checked in. They were found dead days later—she strangled in the bathtub, he brutalized in the hallway with fragments of a broken beer bottle embedded in his wounds. The couple had made multiple room reservations that night, suggesting they knew they were being hunted. The resort’s balcony? No surveillance cameras, no security barriers—a perfect entry point for assassins.

Two theories dominate: either Cheng was skimming from JY Group (a Chinese money laundering operation) and this was a sanctioned hit to send a message, or the killers were after Chiming’s crypto holdings and tortured him for access codes.

Sofia’s Sewer Discovery

Christian Peev, a US-Bulgarian dual citizen with serious crypto wealth, loved hitting upscale bars in Sofia. That’s where he befriended Vesco Valchinov, a bartender. Peev helped Valchinov get into crypto investments. But friendship rotted into jealousy.

August 8, 2023: security footage captured Peev entering Valchinov’s apartment for the last time. The next day, Valchinov was filmed entering and exiting his place repeatedly—alone. When Peev’s cousin reported him missing, investigators found the horrifying truth: his dismembered remains were clogging Sofia’s sewage pipes. Valchinov had an accomplice, Konstantin Subotinov, who helped dispose of the body.

Why This Matters Beyond the Headlines

What ties these cases together isn’t just wealth—it’s visibility. Crypto millionaires broadcast their riches on social media, making themselves targets. Add in the industry’s lack of traditional security protocols, shaky connections to criminal networks (loan sharks, money launderers, organized crime), and you’ve got a perfect storm.

The crypto space prides itself on being decentralized and forward-thinking, yet it’s still vulnerable to age-old human vices: greed, envy, and violence. Without stronger collaboration between crypto firms and global law enforcement, more names could join this grim list.

The real question: How many more deaths before the industry takes security seriously?