Key Takeaways:
- Crypto magnate Vyacheslav Taran dies in a helicopter crash outside Monaco.
- The Forex Club founder crashed under "suspicious" circumstances.
- Taran's accident continues a chain of possibly shady deaths in the crypto industry.
YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — Crypto billionaire Vyacheslav Taran, the founder of crypto exchange Libertex and Forex Club, the largest operator of the Forex market in CIS, died in a helicopter crash outside Monaco on Nov 25.
Fivos Papadopoulos, head of the PR and communications department at Libertex Europe, confirmed the news RIA Novosti on Nov 28.
With great sadness, Libertex Group confirms the death of its co-founder and chairman of the board of directors, Vyacheslav Taran, after a helicopter crash that happened on the way to Monaco on Friday, November 25. Vyacheslav left his wife Olga and three children
read the Libertex announcement.
In detail, Taran founded Forex Club in 1997, becoming one of Russia’s three largest forex dealers. However, in 2018, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation revoked the licenses from the company, and now it operates as an online broker under the Libertex Group brand.
This online platform allows transactions in the field of cryptocurrencies and investments.
The cause of the accident is not yet identified. However, according to RIA, an ongoing investigation will shed more light on the circumstances of Taran’s death. Meanwhile, the said circumstances are reportedly “suspicious.”
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Crypto Billionaire Death Crash is “Suspicious”
According to the news reports, the helicopter crashed in clear weather and was subject to regular maintenance. Additionally, another “unidentified passenger” was supposed to join Taran on the VIP helicopter, but he decided against it at the “last minute.”
A Kyiv news agency, UNIAN, alleged that his operations were linked to the “Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.”UNIAN also entertained the possibility that Taran was tied to “laundering Russian funds through a system of cryptocurrency operations.”
However, the news agency failed to publish any proof in that report.
The lack of investigation details further prompted a well-known Ukrainian political scientist Taras Berezovets to suggest that Taran “staged his death to turn a new leaf.”
Meanwhile, Vyacheslav Taran’s death continued a chain of two other accidents among crypto billionaires. On Nov 23, sources reported that Tiantian Kullander, the “Hong Kong crypto king,” died “in his sleep” at age 30.
The crypto magnate previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, and his passing has “sparked conspiracy theories” after crypto millionaire Nikolai Mushegian also died last month. Another crypto millionaire, Nikolai Mushegian, aged 29, drowned on a Puerto Rico beach in early November.
However, the circumstances of his death are more than controversial. According to the New York Post, the young developer tweeted about his imminent death at the hands of CIA agents.
While conspiracy theories flourish around the mentioned crypto tycoons, Vyacheslav Taran’s death is under investigation.
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