An armed robbery near Pattaya, Thailand, ended with attackers forcing a victim to transfer $820,000 in cryptocurrency at gunpoint, according to Odaily, citing Bitcoin.com News. The report said three armed men entered a luxury home inside a gated community and restrained a Chinese national who also holds Turkish nationality. The assailants allegedly forced the victim to open a safe and hand over cash and three luxury watches before compelling a crypto transfer to one of the attackers’ wallets. The digital assets were then sold immediately, the report said. After escaping, the victim contacted police. Authorities have not yet confirmed the nationalities of the three suspects. Police Region 2 has joined the investigation and identified the vehicle used in the robbery through surveillance footage. The car was later found abandoned in a remote area. Investigators are now tracing the sold digital assets to identify the relevant accounts and try to recover the funds. Bitcoin.com News also cited Chainalysis as estimating that more than $30 million in cryptocurrency was stolen in similar violent robberies during the first half of 2026.
An armed robbery at a luxury home near Pattaya, Thailand, led to the theft of $820,000 in cryptocurrency, according to Odaily, citing Bitcoin.com News.
Three armed men entered a gated community and subdued a Chinese national who also holds Turkish nationality. The attackers forced the victim to open a safe and hand over cash and three luxury watches.
At gunpoint, the victim was also forced to transfer cryptocurrency worth $820,000 to a wallet controlled by one of the assailants. The assets were sold immediately afterward, the report said.
After getting free, the victim reported the case to police. Authorities have not confirmed the nationalities of the three suspects.
Police Region 2 has joined the investigation and identified the vehicle used in the robbery through surveillance footage. The car was later found abandoned in a remote area.
Police are tracing the sold digital assets to identify related accounts and recover the funds.
Bitcoin.com News cited Chainalysis as estimating that violent robberies of this kind stole more than $30 million in cryptocurrency in the first half of 2026.
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