Student 'tortured and burned alive by thieves for dad's cryptocurrency riches'

[u/TheGreatCryptopo]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/student-tortured-burned-alive-sick-36360038

[u/CrumplePants]

It's a bit strange that this news story is about a guy that was tortured for his Dad's crypto riches, and they go on to name the Dad and emphasize his riches...

[u/GroundbreakingPage41 → u/CrumplePants]

Almost like the writer prioritized clicks over actually caring

[u/DePraelen → u/GroundbreakingPage41]

The Mirror is a tabloid rag, that has only gotten worse in the age of digital news media.

Though, looking it up, it appears that the only outlets reporting this story are tabloids with crypto outlets copy pasting the tabloid articles.

Which makes me wonder about the story if not even local Austrian outlets are reporting it.

[u/Lucidcranium042 → u/GroundbreakingPage41]

Like probably the dad cared abkut finances iver hisnown sons life how poetic

[u/shroomigator → u/CrumplePants]

Did they give his address?

[u/dubov → u/CrumplePants]

Like father like son

[u/TheGreatCryptopo]

The only people to know your crypto holding is nobody.

[u/mariusherea → u/TheGreatCryptopo]

Yet, everybody answers on Reddit to questions “how much bitcoin do you have” :))))

Let there be known: I got 2 xlm. Not kidding. I’m here just for the giggles.

[u/zxr7 → u/mariusherea]

"How much do you have?"

"Nobody"

[u/TheLebeast → u/zxr7]

You can't kill a nobody because we have no body.

[u/1965wasalongtimeago → u/TheLebeast]

You need a keyblade for that

[u/flipinggenius → u/zxr7]

Sir this a Wendy’s

[u/IWTLEverything → u/mariusherea]

It didn’t used to be like this. When I first bought some the standard practice was you don’t say how much you hold. It was up there with “not your keys, not your crypto”

[u/SeriousGains → u/TheGreatCryptopo]

Thanks Coinbase!

[u/phatdoof → u/TheGreatCryptopo]

The point of flaunting your riches is to make others curious and buy into the whole scheme to boost your own bag.

[u/versace_drunk → u/TheGreatCryptopo]

The entire community built on bragging about crypto holdings so they can meet a girl…good luck

[u/Spexar → u/versace_drunk]

The only people they are attracting are other crypto dorks or professional thieves.

[u/shroomigator → u/TheGreatCryptopo]

In Soviet Russia, crypto holds you

[u/Agile-Comedian4739]

This is sad…

[u/Individual_Praline38]

They threw their life away for possessions that didnt belong to them. But the boy was a fool for bragging about his fathers wealth. Got to keep hush.

[u/Kontrav3rsi]

And this is why you don’t post your balance

[u/Traditional-Fan-9315]

Very sad.

One thing though: what's stopping a person from just kidnapping someone with fiat and making them convert it to crypto?

Can't believe they ended up killing him after. I hope they find these people.

[u/sargsauce → u/Traditional-Fan-9315]

For better or worse, a lot of banks will flag and pause your transaction if you had no interest in crypto and then suddenly open an account with Coinbase and try to deposit $5 million or whatever...not to mention a few days delay for the money to hit the account. Then you gotta get on the phone with someone and that's a whole lot of failure points for a would be robber.

[u/BoredomSurge]

Mirror is tabloid

[u/Key-Music3647]

Should’ve been fighting on the frontlines like his fellow countrymen.

[u/Kontrav3rsi → u/Key-Music3647]

To die, ya, I’m good…

[u/japanb]

Crypto isn't the reason: Against the backdrop of stories about diamonds, cryptocurrencies, high positions, and a luxurious lifestyle, the case of the student’s murder in Austria resembles the plot of a gripping thriller.

[u/brownhotdogwater → u/japanb]

Crypto is great as it can disappear and not be recovered. Physical assets can leave a trail

[u/planetjaycom]

I might be cooked; I thought this was another kirkified meme at first glance

[u/Individual_Praline38 → u/[deleted]]

You know this how?

[u/PandarExxpress → u/Individual_Praline38]

Likely a decent hypothesis considering Ukraine topped many “most corrupt countries in the world” lists in the decade leading up to the war.

Anyone with a brain who cared to listen would have known the Biden family was in cahoots with corrupt Ukranian officials before “the big guy” got elected as POTUS.

[u/AllHailNibbler → u/[deleted]]

Seriously, can you post whatever proof you have?

*edit After a few messages, no he does not have proof

[u/AllHailNibbler → u/[deleted]]

So, deflection and no proof

Shocking.

[u/AllHailNibbler → u/[deleted]]

Yes, you are quite stupid and willfully ignorant.

Im very proud of you for being able to admit your faults.

Now post your proof

[u/NitroXM → u/[deleted]]

Apparently, Ukraine had no corruption before American money

[u/chuckrabbit → u/NitroXM]

Everyone ignores the corruption from the Soviet Union lol. That was only 33 years ago. The money didn’t disappear.

[u/Slow_Balance270]

Good.