Famous crypto blogger shot dead in Kyiv - National Police
In the Obolonskyi District of Kyiv, law enforcement officers found the body of a 32-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head.
According to the Kyiv police, the deceased was found this morning in the cabin of his car, with a weapon registered to him. Police investigative teams, criminalists and a forensic expert were working at the scene.
According to preliminary information, the man was an entrepreneur and blogger who was involved in cryptocurrency projects. On the eve of the tragedy, he informed his family about his depressed state due to financial difficulties and even sent them a farewell message.
Police opened a criminal investigation under Part 1 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (premeditated murder) with an additional marking of "suicide." A pre-trial investigation is currently underway to establish all the circumstances of the incident Trukha Telegram channel reports that the deceased may be blogger and crypto-entrepreneur Kostiantyn Hanich, who was known online as Kostya Kudo. The man's name has not been officially released.
According to the sources of the site of RBC-Ukraine, the body of the deceased was found in a car in the Obolonskyi District of Kyiv.
A short time later, the blogger's Telegram channel posted a message confirming his death.
"Kostiantyn Kudo tragically passed away. The causes are being investigated. We will inform you of any further news," the channel wrote.
Kostiantyn Hanich is a well-known crypto blogger and entrepreneur involved in consulting and educational activities in finance and trading, CEO of Cryptology. The open data indicated his participation in the Ukrainian Traders Association and his frequent participation in TSTA CONSULTING LLC.
In the spring, the media wrote that a new Ferrari 296 GTB 2023, brought in last fall and estimated at USD 342,000-371,000 (approximately UAH 15 million), was spotted in Kyiv. The Telegraph reported that the car belongs to Hanich and has a license plate number AA0001CX.
The article contains transactions, wallet addresses, and timelines of the 10,000 SOL presale and the subsequent token drain, which, according to the authors, caused the price to drop. It is not yet known how this story ended.
In his last interview, Kudo said that he had a partner who "scammed" him for money. The man gained access to the wallets and disappeared. And, as Kostiantyn reported, he was "searched for."