WonderFi 首席执行官 Ben Skurka 在多伦多市中心高峰时段被绑架

据加拿大广播公司 (CBC) 报道，这名加密货币高管在高峰时段被索要金钱的身份不明的嫌疑人强行带上车，随后被从多伦多市中心带走。

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

据加拿大广播公司 (CBC) 报道，周三，一名加密货币高管在多伦多市中心被身份不明的嫌疑人绑架，并索要金钱。

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.

该高管名叫 Dean Skurka，是 WonderFi Technologies 的首席运营官，WonderFi Technologies 是一家上市公司，在加拿大拥有多个加密货币品牌，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 在给 CBC Toronto 的一封电子邮件中证实，他在周三卷入“事件”后很安全。

“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 所有员工的安全至关重要，”Skurka 在给 CBC Toronto 的电子邮件中说道。 “客户资金和数据仍然安全，没有受到此次事件的影响。”

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

多伦多警方正在调查这起事件。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.

这起备受瞩目的绑架事件发生在这家上市公司发布第三季度财报的同一天，该财报显示该公司的收入比去年增长了 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.

这一事件也恰逢比特币价格飙升，随着美国当选总统唐纳德·特朗普获得连任，周二比特币价格刚刚达到 76,000 美元的历史新高。

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

WonderFi 是加拿大最大的受监管加密货币交易平台，还拥有多个加密货币品牌，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.

该事件是一个令人不安的趋势的一部分，随着数字资产价格的上涨，寻求快速且无法追踪的支付的犯罪分子将目标瞄准了加密货币持有者和高管。

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

安全专家 Jameson Lopp 告诉 CBC，这是犯罪分子针对加密货币持有者实施身体暴力以窃取比特币的第 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.

本月早些时候，六名泰国警察和一名平民因实施加密货币绑架和勒索团伙在泰国曼谷被捕，该团伙在索要 1000 万美元 USDT 后，成功从一名中国公民手中窃取了 570 万泰铢（约合 166,710 美元）来自受害者。

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，四名男子因在乌克兰基辅绑架并谋杀一名 29 岁外国人而被捕，目的是从受害者的加密钱包中窃取三枚比特币（当时价值约 20 万美元）。