WonderFi 執行長 Ben Skurka 在多倫多市中心高峰時段被綁架

據加拿大廣播公司 (CBC) 報道，這名加密貨幣高管在高峰時段被索要金錢的身份不明的嫌疑人強行帶上車，隨後被從多倫多市中心帶走。

A top crypto executive was abducted in downtown Toronto on Wednesday by unknown suspects who demanded money, according to a report by CBC.

據加拿大廣播公司 (CBC) 報道，週三，一名加密貨幣高管在多倫多市中心被身份不明的嫌疑人綁架，並索要金錢。

The executive, identified as Dean Skurka, is the chief operating officer of WonderFi Technologies, a publicly-traded company that owns several crypto brands in Canada, including BitBuy, Coinsquare, SmartPay and Tetra.

該高層名為 Dean Skurka，是 WonderFi Technologies 的營運長，WonderFi Technologies 是一家上市公司，在加拿大擁有多個加密貨幣品牌，包括 BitBuy、Coinsquare、SmartPay 和 Tetra。

Skurka confirmed in an email to CBC Toronto that he is safe after being involved in an “incident” on Wednesday.

Skurka 在給 CBC Toronto 的一封電子郵件中證實，他在周三捲入「事件」後很安全。

“The safety and security of all of WonderFi’s employees are paramount,” Skurka said in the email to CBC Toronto. “Client funds and data remain safe, and were not impacted by this incident.”

「WonderFi 所有員工的安全至關重要，」Skurka 在給 CBC Toronto 的電子郵件中說道。 “客戶資金和數據仍然安全，沒有受到事件的影響。”

Toronto Police are investigating the incident. It is unclear if any arrests have been made.

多倫多警方正在調查這起事件。目前尚不清楚是否有人被捕。

The high-profile abduction occurred the same day that the publicly-traded company released their third quarter earnings which showed the company’s revenue had increased 153% over the last year.

這起備受矚目的綁架事件發生在這家上市公司發布第三季財報的同一天，該財報顯示該公司的營收比去年增加了 153%。

The incident also coincided with a surge in the price of Bitcoin which had just reached a new all-time high of $76,000 on Tuesday as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump secured reelection.

這一事件也恰逢比特幣價格飆升，隨著美國當選總統唐納德·川普獲得連任，週二比特幣價格剛剛達到 76,000 美元的歷史新高。

WonderFi is the largest regulated crypto trading platform in Canada and also owns several crypto brands including BitBuy, Coinsquare, SmartPay and Tetra.

WonderFi 是加拿大最大的受監管加密貨幣交易平台，也擁有多個加密貨幣品牌，包括 BitBuy、Coinsquare、SmartPay 和 Tetra。

The incident is part of a troubling trend where criminals seeking quick and untraceable payments target crypto holders and executives as the price of digital assets increase.

該事件是一個令人不安的趨勢的一部分，隨著數位資產價格的上漲，尋求快速且無法追蹤的支付的犯罪分子將目標瞄準了加密貨幣持有者和高階主管。

Security expert Jameson Lopp told CBC that this is the 171st incident of criminals committing physical violence against crypto holders to steal Bitcoin.

安全專家 Jameson Lopp 告訴 CBC，這是犯罪分子針對加密貨幣持有者實施身體暴力以竊取比特幣的第 171 起事件。

Earlier this month, six Thai police officers and a civilian were arrested in Bangkok, Thailand, for operating a crypto kidnapping and extortion ring in which the group had successfully stolen 5.7 million baht, or $166,710, from a Chinese national, after demanding 10 million USDT from the victim.

本月早些時候，六名泰國警察和一名平民因實施加密貨幣綁架和勒索團夥在泰國曼谷被捕，該團夥在索要1000 萬美元USDT 後，成功從一名中國公民手中竊取了570 萬泰銖（約166,710 美元）來自受害者。

In July, four men were arrested for kidnapping and murdering a 29-year-old foreigner in Kyiv, Ukraine, in order to steal three Bitcoins — worth around $200,000 at the time — from the victim’s crypto wallet.

7 月，四名男子因在烏克蘭基輔綁架並謀殺一名 29 歲外國人而被捕，目的是從受害者的加密錢包中竊取三枚比特幣（當時價值約 20 萬美元）。