> but immediately suggesting that they kidnapped themselves without any other evidence is insane. Insane, or a famous form of security fraud that is mitigated

> but immediately suggesting that they kidnapped themselves without any other evidence is insane. Insane, or a famous form of security fraud that is mitigated by centralized banking systems and therefore highly attractive for crypto-owners. It's a heads-I-win tails-you-lose situation. They were either kidnapped because the attackers knew there was nothing the CEO could do to defend himself, or he kidnapped himself knowing it was plausibly deniable and couldn't be tracked through traditional means. In either case it's reasonable to examine the extenuating circumstances and wonder why cryptocurrency is such a large target for crime.