Crypto Influencer found dead in Canadian park several months after being kidnapped

The body of Kevin Mirshahi, a popular crypto influencer, was found in a Canadian park in Montreal several months after he was kidnapped.

Mirshahi’s rotting corpse to create He was killed by a passerby in Île-de-la-Visitation park on October 30, and the autopsy report published yesterday confirmed his identity.

Kevin was abducted from a Montreal apartment building on June 21 along with three other people.

His three friends managed to escape, but Levin was not so lucky.

Kevin Mirshahi’s ordeal adds to a growing trend of crypto founders and influencers being kidnapped, often by bad actors ready to steal their assets or recover large amounts of money.

Last week, another incident involving a crypto founder was recorded. Dean Skurka, CEO of Canada-based Wonderfi, was reportedly kidnapped and forced to pay a $1 million ransom fee for his release.

Kevin Mirshahi’s Investigation continues

The investigation into the death of the Canada-based crypto phenomenon is still ongoing by the authorities. So far, only one arrest has been made by local authorities. In August, a 32-year-old woman named Joanie Lepage was charged with the first-degree murder of Mirshahi.

• It is still unclear whether the woman is an investor in Kevin Mirshahi’s private crypto investment company.
• Although he had a bad reputation, Kevin was well known in the crypto space in Montreal and was even considered a scammer by some people.
• A crypto user in June in the name The deceased was a con artist who defrauded her of $5,000.

“ Kevin Mirshahi, the person who defrauded me with my funded accounts a few weeks ago and escaped with my 5 thousand dollars, was kidnapped 2 days ago in Montreal! LMAOO Allah is great” Bibi tweeted.

Kevin was also known to Québec’s investment regulator; This regulation prohibited Mirshahi and two others from operating as brokers or investment advisors in 2021 or immediately thereafter.

He was also banned from posting crypto content on social media. There was no official statement from his family after his death.

What You Need to Know

• The transparent nature of crypto and the ability to see any crypto user’s wallet puts top crypto owners, founders, and influencers at risk.
• Many of the reported cases of high-profile crypto holders going missing and being kidnapped for ransom can be linked to the ability to see the amount of crypto anyone holds in their wallet.
• For example, in August, six Malaysian citizens were accused of kidnapping a Chinese citizen and demanding a ransom of $1 million worth of the stablecoin Tether.

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