Russian Crypto Billionaire Dead in Helicopter Crash: Reports

Russian billionaire cryptocurrency investor Vyacheslav Taran died near the French-Italian border after his helicopter crashed, according to multiple reports.

Taran was riding in an Airbus H130 from Lucerne, Switzerland, to Monaco on Friday when it crashed in Villefranche-sur-Mer, the New York Post reported, citing radio network France Bleu.

The helicopter carrying Taran was owned by the company Monacair, Alexander Makogonov, head of press service for the Russian Embassy, told Russian news outlet TASS. The Russian Embassy in Paris has been in communication with Taran’s family, according to TASS.

Russian billionaire, 53, is killed in helicopter crash near Monaco.
Taran is third #cryptocurrency entrepreneur to die unexpectedly in recent weeks.
It comes just days after businessman Tiantian Kullander, 30, died 'in his sleep'. #Crypto #Krypto
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— Sandra Navidi (@SandraNavidi) November 29, 2022

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