• South Korean man faces jail over alleged poisoning over crypto trading losses South Korean prosecutors reportedly accused a man of poisoning a business partner with pesticide in a dispute over losses due to crypto trading. • Cointelegraph in your social feed A man in South Korea is reportedly facing jail time for allegedly poisoning his business partner with pesticide-laced coffee over a dispute related to more than $816,000 in crypto investment losses. • The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office has accused a man in his 30s of adding the pesticide methomyl to his business partner’s drink during a meeting at a café in November, local news outletsChosunand Asia Business Dailyreportedon Monday. • After drinking the coffee, the victim lost consciousness and collapsed. • He was rushed to the hospital and regained consciousness three days later, according to reports. • Dispute over $800,000 in crypto losses Starting in 2022, the two men reportedly operated an investment business managing Bitcoin (BTC) investment programs.

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  • A South Korean man in his 30s is charged with attempted murder after allegedly adding the pesticide methomyl to a business partner’s coffee during a November café meeting. The victim, who suffered a brief loss of consciousness, was hospitalized but recovered after three days. Prosecutors say the poisoning stemmed from a dispute over more than 1.17 billion KRW ($816,000) in crypto‑investment losses the pair incurred while running a Bitcoin‑focused investment firm. The case will be heard on March 10 at Seoul’s Eastern District Court, where the accused faces charges of attempted murder and violating the Pesticide Control Act.

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