🚨Crypto Crime Alert!🚨 Hong Kong authorities have swooped in to rescue a 19-year-old who was lured into a brutal assault over crypto profits. The teen was promised a friendly crypto trading meet-up at the Harbour Grand Kowloon Hotel, but instead, he was met with demands for HK$180,000 (around $23,000) in crypto profits and a baseball bat. 😱

Luckily, the victim managed to alert a friend who called the cops. Three suspects, aged between 16 and 19, were arrested, but six more are still at large. The charges? Assault, unlawful detention, and blackmail.

This incident is part of a worrying trend in Hong Kong, where digital asset-related crimes have tripled in the past three years. 📈 But it's not just Hong Kong; crypto crimes are causing chaos worldwide. From India to South Korea to Russia, people are being kidnapped, tortured, and extorted over crypto.

Stay safe, crypto enthusiasts! Remember, it's always better to trade in a public place and let someone know where you're going. And if so