This brought me to thinking about whether or if he was kidnapped in the first place, because according to the statement, they said he was kidnapped and later released, but there is no clear information about whether a ransom was paid to the kidnappers or not, as for me, i just want to believe that this may be to just stir the internet and see how people will react to it, though if it happens in real life, then its a condemnable act, because it does not solve any problem already in place with the use of ledger wallet regarding privacy.
Maybe he was kidnapped or not kidnapped, I think this is teaching some people a lesson. I mean the people that are publicly known that they are into crypto. They need to physically protect themselves. Crypto require privacy butt people like that do not have privacy because people know that they are into crypto. Maybe it is not true but there are some random that will be paid but the person that paid it may not say anything. Or maybe police was able to find where the kidnappers hid him. If not true, people should still learn.