Bitcoin billionaire drowns

Stefan Mileschin · 30th June 2021, 08:07

He couldn’t take it with him

Billionaire bitcoin owner Mircea Popescu has died, leaving behind a cache of virtual currency and a controversial crypto legacy.

The bitcoin pioneer, who was believed to own over $1 billion in the world’s No. 1 crypto, making him, at the time, one of the asset’s larger single-holders, died off the coast of Costa Rica.

According to a Spanish-language publication, Teletica.com, Popescu drowned at Playa Hermosa de Garabito, Puntarenas in Costa Rica.

Popescu was viewed as a pioneer in digital assets and one of the earliest adopters. An article in Bitcoin Magazine written by Pete Rizzo said that Popescu was known for starting MPEx, a bitcoin securities exchange, around the same time as the Coinbase Global launched. At its mid-April peak this year, Popescu’s bitcoin holdings would have been worth nearly $2 billion.

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30th June 2021, 08:07	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,964	Bitcoin billionaire drowns He couldn’t take it with him Billionaire bitcoin owner Mircea Popescu has died, leaving behind a cache of virtual currency and a controversial crypto legacy. The bitcoin pioneer, who was believed to own over $1 billion in the world’s No. 1 crypto, making him, at the time, one of the asset’s larger single-holders, died off the coast of Costa Rica. According to a Spanish-language publication, Teletica.com, Popescu drowned at Playa Hermosa de Garabito, Puntarenas in Costa Rica. Popescu was viewed as a pioneer in digital assets and one of the earliest adopters. An article in Bitcoin Magazine written by Pete Rizzo said that Popescu was known for starting MPEx, a bitcoin securities exchange, around the same time as the Coinbase Global launched. At its mid-April peak this year, Popescu’s bitcoin holdings would have been worth nearly $2 billion. https://fudzilla.com/news/53131-bitc...ionaire-drowns

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