A man was beaten up in Krasnoyarsk during a cryptocurrency transaction

In Krasnoyarsk, two 19 and 24-year-old young men beat up a man because of cryptocurrency. The attackers were detained, the police press service reported on Thursday, May 28.

The attack took place on Sverdlovskaya Street. There, the guys met with a 30-year-old victim who wanted to exchange 600 thousand rubles for cryptocurrency.

When the exchange took place, the criminals decided to take the money back. They beat the man and fled with the cash.

The incident was covered by an article about robbery, writes KrasnoyarskMedia news agency. Both defendants are currently under house arrest and face up to 12 years in prison.

Earlier, Izvestia wrote that bandits began hunting for the owners of cryptocurrencies — criminals kidnap the holders of treasured codes and in a second appropriate their fortunes at the risk of their lives. Dozens of similar crimes have already been recorded around the world, and Russia is no exception.