PANews reported on May 10 that according to 8newsnow, three teenagers were accused of kidnapping a man at gunpoint, taking him to a remote desert area an hour outside Las Vegas and stealing $4 million in cryptocurrencies and NFTs. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for June. Records show that 16-year-old Belal Ashraf and Austin Fletcher from Pasco County, Florida, and a third teenager face charges including robbery, kidnapping and extortion. A juvenile court judge previously identified Belal Ashraf and Austin Fletcher as adults.

"Chain Detective" ZachXBT said that he had previously helped the victim freeze more than $200,000 in cryptocurrency.