{"id":169670,"date":"2021-02-03T15:27:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T12:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/polish-crypto-exchange-employee-in-induced-coma-after-armed-attack\/"},"modified":"2021-02-03T15:27:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T12:27:35","slug":"polish-crypto-exchange-employee-in-induced-coma-after-armed-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/polish-crypto-exchange-employee-in-induced-coma-after-armed-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"# Polish crypto exchange employee in induced coma after armed attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Polish crypto exchange employee in induced coma after armed attack <\/strong>”
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Polish police have detained a suspect in an armed attack on FlyingAtom, a cryptocurrency and gold exchange in the city of Olsztyn in northeastern Poland. The incident, which occurred<\/a> around 7 p.m. local time on \u00a0Jan. 22, resulted in the injuries of two employees \u2014 one of whose situation was severe enough to necessitate an induced coma.<\/p>\n

According to local media<\/a> reports from Jan. 23, the masked attacker escaped with gold worth 450,000 zloty (roughly $120,000), fleeing the exchange’s office on the fourth floor of a skyscraper in the city center. Following the incident, police secured the area and scoured surveillance footage, cordoning off multiple roads in the city and searching passing cars. Roads were re-opened by the following morning.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 23, FlyingAtom publicized an announcement<\/a> offering a prize of 100,000 zloty for any information that could help to identify the perpetrator.<\/p>\n

A local crypto outlet reported on Jan. 24 that a suspect was subsequently detained<\/a> in connection with the investigation.\u00a0The outlet cited the press spokesman of the Municipal Police Headquarters in Olsztyn, Andrzej Jurkun, with a comment on the evening of Jan. 23 that \u201cin Bydgoszcz [the police] detained a man who may be related to the attack. We do not provide more information, activities are underway. ”<\/p>\n

On Jan. 25, FlyingAtom published a Facebook post<\/a> thanking the police for their successful capture of the suspect, as well as medical authorities for their ongoing care of the injured victims, app<\/a>earing to confirm the earlier report of the suspect’s detention.\u00a0Since the attack, the exchange’s office has been closed and will likely resume<\/a> operations in early March, according to a post from Feb. 1.<\/p>\n

While many criminal incidents related to cryptocurrency are perpetrated online, there is nonetheless a persistent risk of physical robbery in the industry. In late January, an armed gang\u00a0posing as cryptocurrency buyers stole about 3.5 million Hong Kong dollars ($450,000) from a woman in Hong Kong. While she was luckily unscathed during the incident, other victims of cryptocurrency-related attacks have suffered kidnap and torture, or been forced to escape in highly dangerous circumstances.<\/p>\n