A week after the disappearance announcement, the co-founder of the ONFO cryptocurrency project was determined to have died from being shot.
Dr. John Forsyth - emergency doctor and Bitcoin believer was reported missing by relatives after being absent from his shift at Mercy Hospital in Missouri, USA on May 21. Soon after, his family appealed for help on social media sites. His younger brother, Richard Forsyth, said his brother never missed a shift, so police determined this was a " suspicious sign".
A week later on May 28, authorities found Forsyth's car parked less than a mile from the hospital. His personal belongings were found inside an unlocked car, while his brother said it was "very unusual because John always kept his cell phone with him" . On May 30, John Forsyth's body was found with a gunshot wound to the body.
Victim is a Bitcoin millionaire
It is known that the 49-year-old man and his brother founded ONFO cryptocurrency in 2020. This is a cryptocurrency project that allows users to make profits by referring others to use the platform, also known as the platform. “network mining”. ONFO launched a promotional campaign by making videos depicting the collapse of the dollar and posted it on YouTube in 2021. However, since then, no new videos have been uploaded.
In 2020, John Forsyth was named by Forbes as “ Bitcoin millionaire ” as he is XEM as an early exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) and blockchain technology.
John Forsyth is also the next crypto advocate to mysteriously die. Earlier in April, Cash App founder and former Square CTO Bob Lee was killed in a knife attack. Authorities arrested the suspect on April 13, but they have yet to comment on a motive.
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