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Two residents of the Russian city of Tomsk will be tried for \u201clarge-scale robbery\u201d involving the theft of cryptocurrency worth millions of rubles from a local miner. The digital coins were stolen from the owner at gunpoint, authorities said, adding that both criminals are now in custody. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Thieves Face Trial in Russia for Armed Robbery of Cryptocurrency Miner<\/h2>\n

The Kirovsky Court of Tomsk will soon try two men for their attack on another resident of the Siberian city who made a living by mining cryptocurrencies. They were able to extort from him coins worth more than 360 million rubles at the time (over $4.8 million), the Russian crypto news outlet Bits.media reported.<\/p>\n

The crime took place in October 2021. The perpetrators attacked the cryptocurrency miner when he was leaving his home. One of them threatened him with an object resembling a gun and brought him back inside his apartment.<\/p>\n

Then, his accomplice came in and the two forced the victim to log into his account on a crypto exchange and transfer them 86 BTC<\/a> from a wallet that contained 90 BTC<\/a>. It\u2019s unclear why they decided not to withdraw the full balance.<\/p>\n

Russian law enforcement managed to track and detain one of the suspects in St. Petersburg. He has since pleaded guilty and returned the fiat equivalent of a portion of the stolen digital cash \u2014 35 million rubles (close to $479,000 at current exchange rates). The second man was arrested later.<\/p>\n

The regional prosecutor\u2019s office has charged the attackers with \u201crobbery committed by a group of persons on an especially large scale\u201d under the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. They face up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to 1 million rubles.<\/p>\n

Attacks against people owning and earning cryptocurrency have been on the rise in Russia. In July, 2021, armed robbers plundered<\/a> a large mining farm near Moscow, stealing dozens of video cards used to mint digital currencies. Also last year, $1 million in tether was taken away from a crypto trader in the Russian capital.<\/p>\n

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Do you think crypto-related crimes like in these cases will continue to spread with the popularity of cryptocurrencies? Share your thoughts on the subject in the comments section below. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nLubomir Tassev <\/h6>\n

\nLubomir Tassev is a journalist from tech-savvy Eastern Europe who likes Hitchens\u2019s quote: \u201cBeing a writer is what I am, rather than what I do.\u201d Besides crypto, blockchain and fintech, international politics and economics are two other sources of inspiration.

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