The BriefA 28-year-old man visiting from Italy was kidnapped and tortured for weeks in SoHo by two men demanding his Bitcoin password.The case highlights the rise of "wrench attacks," where physical violence is used to extract crypto access.

The pair of hard-partying crypto bros accused of sadistically torturing an Italian millionaire lured him to New York City with the promise of returning Bitcoin they had allegedly stolen from him

William Duplessie, 33, is charged with assault, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment and possession of a firearm.

Before they allegedly kidnapped an Italian tourist, crypto bros John Woeltz and William Duplessie were rolling up to NYC nightclubs with their own security — and looking for "Instagram baddies."

The Euro exec became a person of interest in the case after the arrest of Kentucky crypto king John Woeltz on Friday for allegedly holding wealthy trader Michael Vanlentino Teofrasto Carturan

One of two cryptocurrency investors under arrest in the alleged kidnapping and torture of a man in SoHo has waived his court appearance on Wednesday morning.John Woeltz, 37, was expected to make his first court appearance in a Lower Manhattan courtroom after he was taken into custody on Friday and charged in the alleged kidnapping scheme.

A phone theft victim who lost £35,000 to “crypto muggers” in central London is backing a campaign urging the public to secure their devices. Kush Chaudary, 36, was targeted as he left a Soho bar at 2am. The gang struck up a conversation with IT manager Mr Chaudary and waited for him to unlock his handset before snatching it.

William Duplessie, 33, owed hundreds of thousands of dollars on luxury homes and cars in Florida and wracked up criminal trouble in Switzerland for allegedly beating his fiancée.