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US Tourist Drugged and Robbed in London: $123K in XRP, BTC Vanishes

  • US software developer, Jacob Irwin-Cline, was drugged and robbed in London, losing $123,000 in XRP and BTC.
  • Irwin-Cline was drugged by a fake Uber driver who stole access to his crypto holdings using coercive tactics.
  • The attacker drained approximately $72,000 in XRP, $50,000 in Bitcoin, and smaller amounts of other altcoins from Irwin-Cline's wallets.
  • This incident reflects a concerning trend of rising physical attacks targeting individuals holding cryptocurrencies, with authorities investigating the case.

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