Depending on the source you believe, there are between 20 and 30 billionaires worldwide who made their money primarily trading cryptocurrency. Last fall, in a span of less than 30 days, four of that elite number died under unusual circumstances. Considering all four were relatively young and in good health, the actuarial odds against that happening are astronomical.
Coming at a time of wild volatility and unprecedented corruption in the crypto markets, the deaths have raised reasonable suspicions. In the financial press, on reddit forums and over podcasts, journalists and amateur sleuths are abuzz with questions, speculation, and theories of foul play.
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The first and most bizarre of these deaths occurred on the morning of Oct. 28, when 29-year old American, Nikolai Mushegian, was found, presumably drowned, in the water near a beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mushegian co-founded the crypto lending platform MakerDAO, and helped design the Stablecoin cryptocurrency architecture.
Just hours prior to the discovery, he posted a tweet stating that U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies and a “pedo elite” intended to murder him and claimed his former girlfriend was a spy.
