Nick Drakon, formerly the CEO of the crypto research and venture capital firm Revelo, announced on Twitter that he was resigning from the company. In the post, he claimed that he "was recently targeted, surveilled and robbed by a highly sophisticated group. This was an in person attack where my wife and 8 month old son were threatened. The group was specifically interested in crypto assets and knew the deposit addresses belonging to the crypto businesses I operate. I was forced, at gunpoint, to log into a number of crypto accounts and transfer funds out. The funds stolen comprised personal funds, Revelo Intel working capital & retained earnings, as well as Revelo Ventures (an investment syndicate) funds for deals awaiting settlement."

He went on to state that the "vast majority" of the stolen assets were his personal funds. He also alleged that "There is some evidence to suggest that someone in the Ventures syndicate is either part of the group, or passing information onto them."

The amount of funds stolen was not disclosed. Drakon resigned as CEO, and said that he had forfeited his interest in Revolo Intel "to facilitate the return of some money back to members as quickly as possible". He wrote: "To be clear, I have zero financial interest in Revelo moving forward."

He also stated that he would be "stepping away from 'public life' in this space", and warned others: "If you are someone who is known to control large sums of money, you are a target and it is not difficult at all to get to you."

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