A Russian crypto fraudster's wife was kidnapped. The kidnappers demanded a ransom in cryptocurrency. This happened after the husband was arrested for his own crypto crimes. It's a strange case of criminals targeting another criminal's family. The whole situation is a messy web of digital crime and real-world consequences.
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A cryptocurrency group bought an old cruise ship. They dreamed of a floating libertarian utopia at sea. But the project quickly sank into chaos. The ship was in terrible shape, with sewage issues. There were fights over money and control. Their grand seasteading experiment failed miserably. It all fell apart before even leaving port.
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