Quote from: Uruhara on June 14, 2025, 01:02:30 PM

Quote from: Becassine on May 09, 2025, 09:49:59 AM

The issue of physical safety for BTC or cryptocurrency hodlers has been debated many times on the forum, and following several kidnappings of crypto influencers' relatives in France (but these kidnappings obviously also occur in other countries), how can btc influencers ensure their safety and that of their loved ones?

How can they both have visibility AND ensure their safety?

Cases of kidnapping, robbery and theft against crypto and bitcoin influencers are nothing new. And it's not even that rare nowadays. because several cases like that also happened in my country. Even though the victims are not our citizens. But the victims were foreigners who were on holiday in our country. And what is unique is that the robbers are not our citizens. But the robber's identity also turned out to be a foreigner visiting our country. Which turns out to have been stalking the victim (influencer) since he left his country.

Becoming an influencer who displays your face does involve big security risks. But I'm sure an influencer is ready to take this risk. And in my country there are many bitcoin influencers whose assets even reach millions of dollars to tens and hundreds of millions of dollars. But fortunately the influencers from my country are all safe, meaning there have been no cases of robbery against them. And hopefully it won't be there forever.

But one of the biggest influencers in my country is always seen having a bodyguard beside him. Even when traveling across countries, he seems to be sometimes seen using private planes instead of using regular public planes. So maybe it's because he realizes that his security could be threatened. So he made thorough preparations. So yes, the solution is to have a bodyguard if we already show off our own faces on social media.

Today, the internet is an open book about people's lives, their finances, the places they go... I’d even say it’s easy for someone with bad intentions to get what they want just by using what's available online.

I already shared my opinion a few posts ago, but I’ll add what I believe should be done: for regular people and everyday influencers, NEVER, never reveal what you own or share location data, especially in real time. As the old saying goes: opportunity makes the thief.