π Mircea Popescu, the man who held 1 million Bitcoin, found dead in Costa Rica.
On June 23, 2021, Mircea Popescu, a 41-year-old Romanian and Bitcoin maximalist, was found drowned off the coast of Costa Rica.
The man who claimed to hold 1 million Bitcoin is dead and his death raised many questions... What if it wasn't a drowning?!
The man who challenges institutions.
In 2012, Popescu created MPEx, a Bitcoin securities exchange.
The platform is very successful and quickly becomes a hub for the first Bitcoin IPOs.
Popescu gained a reputation as an early and vocal opponent of cryptocurrency scams.
He was quickly in the sights of the SEC, which accused him of providing tools to scammers via his Mpex platform.
Indeed, one of the most popular gambling sites of the time, Satoshi DICE, is registered on its platform.
But Popescu was known for mocking the SEC, all of whose correspondence he posted on his blog.
A holder too dangerous for Bitcoin?
βI like Bitcoin because I like freedom. Itβs that simple,β Popescu said.
One of the theories about his death arises from the fact that Mircea held 1 million BTC.
Technically, if Popescu sells his 1 million Bitcoin, the price of BTC will drop drastically!
So in the minds of some, this power must be taken away from him, and if we cannot obtain what he has, then we must prevent him from having access to it...
On June 23, 2021, Mircea Popescu, a 41-year-old Romanian and Bitcoin maximalist, was found drowned off the coast of Costa Rica.
The man who claimed to hold 1 million Bitcoin is dead and his death raised many questions... What if it wasn't a drowning?!
The man who challenges institutions.
In 2012, Popescu created MPEx, a Bitcoin securities exchange.
The platform is very successful and quickly becomes a hub for the first Bitcoin IPOs.
Popescu gained a reputation as an early and vocal opponent of cryptocurrency scams.
He was quickly in the sights of the SEC, which accused him of providing tools to scammers via his Mpex platform.
Indeed, one of the most popular gambling sites of the time, Satoshi DICE, is registered on its platform.
But Popescu was known for mocking the SEC, all of whose correspondence he posted on his blog.
A holder too dangerous for Bitcoin?
βI like Bitcoin because I like freedom. Itβs that simple,β Popescu said.
One of the theories about his death arises from the fact that Mircea held 1 million BTC.
Technically, if Popescu sells his 1 million Bitcoin, the price of BTC will drop drastically!
So in the minds of some, this power must be taken away from him, and if we cannot obtain what he has, then we must prevent him from having access to it...
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