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Your encrypted wealth may be making you a target.
Sunshine, beaches, vacation villas—this should have been a peaceful picture of Mijas, Spain. But in April this year, a couple encountered a nightmare triggered by cryptocurrency. The husband was shot, and the wife was held captive for hours; the kidnappers' only goal was the cryptocurrency in their digital wallet.
"Wrench attacks" have spread globally.
This is not an isolated incident. From Dubai to London, violent crimes targeting cryptocurrency holders are quietly escalating. Criminal gangs identify "high-value targets" through social media and trading forums, employing the most primitive methods—kidnapping and torture—to access the keys to wealth in the digital world. The Spanish police seized not only firearms and ammunition but also a carefully crafted "target selection manual" and wallet cracking tools, exposing the high level of professionalization in crime.
The deadly weakness of decentralization.
Cryptocurrency grants us financial autonomy, but it also exposes us beyond the traditional banking system. Your private key is your everything, but your body may become the most vulnerable carrier of that key. This case reveals a harsh reality: when assets can flow globally, violence can also cross borders.
How to avoid becoming a target?
1. Always stay low-key: Do not disclose your holdings on any social platform; the cost of flaunting wealth in the crypto world could be your life.
2. Diversify risks: Use multi-signature wallets so that a single coercion cannot transfer all assets.
3. Physical isolation: Store most of your assets in offline hardware wallets and separate them from your daily living space.
This case uncovers one of the darkest corners of the crypto world: technology can detach from the center, but human nature never changes. Protecting your private key is about protecting yourself in the digital jungle.
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How do you think we should prevent such risks? Feel free to share your safety strategies in the comments. Remember, true wealth freedom first comes from personal safety.
