A second cryptocurrency investor was arrested this week in connection with torturing a 28-year-old Italian tourist in an effort to obtain his Bitcoin password.

The second suspect in the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian bitcoin dealer inside a SoHo townhouse was seen scowling as he was remanded without bail in court Tuesday night.

The investigation into the bitcoin torture case in New York City has revealed gruesome details about the alleged kidnapping and beating of an Italian man for his fortune in the cryptocurrency.What we know about the bitcoin torture caseThe unidentified 28-year-old man managed to escape from his alleged captors on May 23 in the affluent SoHo neighborhood in Manhattan,

The service of the two officers has been "modified," the NYPD confirmed, as an internal review into their potential connection to the crypto millionaire's torturers is underway.

John Woeltz, 37, and his alleged accomplice, William Duplessie, 33, started frequenting the NYC nightclub, The Box.

Cryptocurrency investors Woeltz and Duplessie are accused of kidnapping and torturing a businessman for Bitcoin passwords.

The duo was spotted there on multiple nights in a row, reportedly spending between $80,000 and $100,000 during each visit.

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 — only to then keep him hostage for weeks in a twisted bid to siphon the rest,

William Duplessie, the crypto trader wanted in the torture of an Italian bitcoin dealer has surrendered to the police in Manhattan, New York on Tuesday., US News News - Times Now