Overview

• The 32-year-old was discovered in a Lamborghini in Kyiv’s Obolonskyi district with a gunshot wound, and police say a firearm registered to him was found at the scene.
• Kyiv Police reported he had told relatives he was depressed over financial difficulties and had sent a farewell message.
• Initial findings point to suicide, yet authorities have opened a premeditated homicide case as they work to establish the full facts.
• His Telegram channel confirmed his death, and unverified posts about fund sizes and alleged links to Ukraine’s military intelligence remain uncorroborated by officials.
• The death followed a steep crypto selloff tied by outlets to President Donald Trump’s new China tariff announcement, which triggered roughly $19 billion in derivatives liquidations.