Bitcoin billionaire Mircea Popescu dead, leaving $2B fortune in limbo
Controversial Bitcoin billionaire Mircea Popescu, 41, has suddenly died, leaving behind a massive crypto fortune that could be worth as much as $2 billion — and which some speculate could be lost forever.
Popescu, known to be among the largest individual holders of Bitcoin in the world at one point, drowned last week off the coast of Costa Rica near Playa Hermosa after going for a morning swim, according to local news reports.
Popescu was reportedly “swept away by the current and died on the spot.”
His death has since been confirmed by three women who were reportedly known to be close to him, though others have raised questions over whether he’s actually dead.
His website, which he previously actively maintained, has not been updated since June 23, the day of his reported death.
https://nypost.com/2021/07/02/bitcoin-billionaire-mircea-popescu-dies-leaving-lost-fortune/