The manager of Exmo Bitcoin, who was kidnapped by armed assailants in Ukraine, was released against Bitcoin.
According to a report in Russian and Ukrainian media, Pavel Lerner, Head of Analysis Unit at Exmo Bitcoin, was kidnapped by a snow masked person in Kiev's Obolon district and was kidnapped by Lerner, a prominent expert on blockchain, crypto had a big impact on money markets.
According to the Financial Times newspaper, Lerner, who has knowledge of Bitcoin investors' accounts, was released allegedly against Bitcoin for nearly a million dollars. Ukrainian Interior Minister Adviser Anton Gerashchenko said on the subject, "Lerner was forced to kidnap in order to ignore Bitcoin."
In the statement issued by EXMO, it was said that Lerner was in great shock and that he would rest in the coming days.