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John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33 -- face kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment charges in the case.
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander poured cold water on Mayor Eric Adams’s proposal to issue municipal bonds backed by Bitcoin.
The pair of hard-partying crypto bros accused of sadistically torturing an Italian millionaire lured him to New York City with the promise of returning Bitcoin they had allegedly stolen from him
Over the course of weeks, the victim was beaten, shocked with electric wires and hit over the head with a gun, according to a criminal complaint.
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander rejected Mayor Eric Adams’s proposal to issue a Bitcoin-backed “Bitbond,” citing financial risks.
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander has rejected Mayor Adams’s Bitbond proposal, calling the Bitcoin-backed bonds legally and fiscally flawed.
William Duplessie, 33, owed hundreds of thousands of dollars on luxury homes and cars in Florida and wracked up criminal trouble in Switzerland for allegedly beating his fiancée.