Indian man tried to jump from bridge after suffering losses in crypto: report

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Ein 23-jähriger Profi bei einem großen Technologieunternehmen, der fast Rs verlor. 30 Lakh (ca. 37.500 $) auf dem Kryptowährungsmarkt versuchten, Selbstmord zu begehen, indem sie von einer Flussbrücke in Kalkutta, Indien, sprangen. Ein Taxifahrer, der den jungen Mann auf der Vidyasagar Setu (Brücke) bemerkte, alarmierte die nahe gelegene Polizei über seine Absichten. Geliehen, um in Krypto zu investieren Medienberichten zufolge konnte die Polizei den Technikfreak daran hindern, von der berühmten Brücke in den Fluss zu springen, ohne den Namen des Jugendlichen zu nennen. Bei der Befragung sagte der Jugendliche der Polizei, dass er Geld aus Krediten, Wertgegenständen und sogar der …
A 23-year-old professional with a large technology company who lost almost RS. 30 Lakh (approx. $ 37,500) on the cryptocurrency market tried to commit suicide by jumping from a river bridge in Kalkutta, India. A taxi driver who noticed the young man on the Vidyasagar Setu (bridge) alerted the nearby police about his intentions. Bed to invest in crypto, according to media reports, the police were able to prevent the technology freak from jumping from the famous bridge into the river, without naming the name of the young person. During the survey, the youth of the police said that he had money from loans, valuables and even ... (Symbolbild/KNAT)

A 23-year-old professional with a large technology company who lost almost RS. 30 LAKH (approx. $ 37,500) on the cryptocurrency market tried to commit suicide by jumping from a river bridge in Kalkutta, India.

A taxi driver who noticed the young man on the Vidyasagar Setu (bridge) alerted the nearby police about his intentions.

borrowed to invest in crypto

according to media reports, the police were able to prevent the technology freak from jumping from the famous bridge into the river, without naming the name of the young person.

At the survey, the youth of the police said that he had used money from loans, valuables and even the pension of his mother to invest in cryptocurrencies and suffered enormous losses. According to reports, he has received threatening calls from people who had loaned him in the past few weeks. In his despair, he decided to commit suicide and to come to the famous bridge for this intention.

According to the police, this was the fourth incident when they tried to prevent suicide by jumping from the bridge. In two cases they were able to save them.

crypto acceptance grows

India has reported a high crypto acceptance rate and is expected to exceed 150 million crypto users by the end of 2023. According to a study by HedgewithCrypto, India is the seventh largest nation in terms of crypto acceptance, with Australia, the USA and Brazil occupy this first, second and third place.

The crypto market has lost almost $ 2 trillion dollars in value since its all-time high in November 2021 Investors were unlucky in the world. Worldwide, crypto investors were also hit by the broken frames of some of the largest companies in the past year.

But despite the ongoing crypto winter and some large companies that do not survive, studies indicate that investors' trust in the investment class and the intermediary is still strong.

lack of investment knowledge

But Indian investors seem to lack knowledge and information about safe crypto trade, which leads to a high number of fraud. For example, Bengaluru, which as India's largest center for information technology companies and startups, experienced a crypt of crypto scams in 2022, which together captivated RS 70 Crore (approx. 8.7 million US dollars).

Cryptopotato reported last month that a B.Com student in the Indian city of Lucknow committed suicide after losing $ 4,200 in a Bitcoin fraud.

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