Abstract: The Russian billionaire Vyacheslav Taran has died due to a mysterious helicopter crash on Nov 25.
According to the Daily Mail, the Russian billionaire Vyacheslav Taran has died due to a mysterious helicopter crash. The reason why we called it “mysterious” is that the clash took place in good weather. As we know so far, another passenger is scheduled to fly on board but canceled last minute before the helicopter took off. The death of Vyacheslav Taran has put a shadow over the entire Forex and crypto industry.
Vyacheslav Taran (Twitter)
The clash
Taran, 53, was flying from Switzerland to Morocco in an H130 helicopter when it crashed near Villefranche-sur-Mer on Sunday. Initial investigations have ruled out foul play, but the weather was good and local police said third-party negligence is not excluded. The cause of the crash remains to be determined.
According to the France Bleu radio network, the Russian billionaire and the helicopters French pilot both were killed in the clash.
(Twitter)
Who is Vyacheslav Taran?
Vyacheslav Taran is a Russian crypto billionaire who had been living in Monaco for a long time. Taran was president of Libertex Group, a trading and investment platform, and the founder of Forex Club. Forex Club is a forex trading platform in Russia and it is one of the three top forex trading platforms in Russia. However, according to Life, a Russian media, Taran had many disgruntled clients and enemies in Russia.
Some reports said that a number of Russian businessmen have died in mysterious circumstances since the start of Russias war in Ukraine.
Taran and his wife (Twitter)
The shadow lingering on FX and the crypto industry
Taran is the third crypto billionaire who died mysteriously in the month. Before his death, Tiantian Kullander, co-founder of Amber Group, a cryptocurrency investment bank, died in his sleep on Nov. 23, aged 30; MakerDAO co-founder Nikolai Mushegian was 29 when he drowned at a beach in Puerto Rico on Oct. 29. Conspiracy theories have been circulating on the Internet about the deaths of a series of business leaders, but investigators in different countries have ruled out foul play in all three cases. In any case, the series of bizarre times of death has also dealt a huge blow to FX and the crypto industry.
Nikolai Mushegian, 29, drowned at a beach in Puerto Rico on Oct. 29 (Twitter)
The co-founder of Amber Group, Tiantian Kullander, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on November 23, 2022. (Amber Group)
There is more...
There is a lot of speculation online, but we need to analyze based on the fact. WikiFX will continually keep eye on the further investigation of these events. Stay tuned for more information.
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