A Russian cryptocurrency investor and blogger known as Pavel Nyashin was attacked and stolen in his house in Leningrad Oblast the night of Jan. 14. The attackers stole funds worth 24 million rubles ($ 425,000), according to local media

Nyashin was tied up and beaten while a group of Masked attackers stole a safe containing money and essential documents.

Nyashin, a self-proclaimed millionaire of cryptocurrency, was "touted" for his wealth online and at known blogger meetings he attended, reports the local media network NTV

. NTV in a video interview:

"They took the safe at the end because they knew that there was money in the house. a sum equivalent to 24 million rubles, as well as many essential documents. "

23-year-old Nyashin of St. Petersburg had already made known his successes online while According to NTV, which was heading a Millionaire blogger beaten and stolen to boast. According to the ForkLog magazine of Russian cryptocurrency, Nyashin is the founder of the YouTube channel on crypto trading.

ForkLog also reported that the "bandits" had destroyed all the electronic equipment in Nyashin's house and fled the scene in what appeared to be a Mercedes.

NTV adds that the attackers withdrew a laptop that he used to trade on exchanges. Nyashin himself has not yet discovered if his stories have been hacked and assesses all the damage done.

A criminal case was opened on armed aggression, reports NTV.

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Cointelegraph previously reported on the fate of CEO EXMO Pavel Lerner, who was kidnapped in the Ukrainian capital Kiev and only released on the payment of 39 a ransom of $ 1 million at the end of last month.

Prior to that, Ukrainian security personnel reportedly attempted to steal funds from Anatoly Kaplan, founder and CEO of ForkLog, during a raid on his home town, as well as from the ForkLog office, in Odessa.