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Third Arrest Made in Manhattan Bitcoin Kidnapping, Torture Case

The incident, involving alleged abduction and abuse for nearly three weeks, comes amid a growing trend of physical attacks on cryptocurrency users.

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U.S. Crypto Investor Charged With Kidnapping and Torturing Victim Over Bitcoin

The investor,
John Woeltz, allegedly held an Italian man captive in a $30K-a-month townhouse to steal his crypto.

Police cruiser at night with lights on (Kenny Eliason/Unsplash)

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Sam Bankman-Fried to Be Extradited to the US

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's request to be extradited to the U.S. was eventually granted during the most recent hearing on Wednesday. He could arrive as early as Wednesday afternoon, where he would be arraigned in New York's Federal District Court in Manhattan. CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon discusses the latest developments in FTX's bankruptcy.

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