Top 5 weirdest crypto stories of 2023

Crypto may be many things, but it is rarely dull. From hacks to arrests and billion-dollar token burns, here are some of the stories that are just a little bit more outlandish than the rest, making our five weirdest stories of the year list.

KyberSwap hack

In November, decentralized exchange aggregator KyberSwap was exploited to the tune of $46 million. In crypto, exploits are not uncommon, and while the size of the hack placed it as one of the more significant this year, that is not unusual.

What followed, however, placed the KyberSwap incident in a category of its own.

On Nov. 30, the KyberSwap hacker sent an on-chain message detailing their demands, including full executive control over the company. The hacker also demanded that the Kyber executive surrender all the company’s assets to the hacker. The brazen individual then promised to buy out the existing executives at a “fair valuation” as well as double all staff pay should their terms be accepted.

A Victim of KyberSwap hack wrote a letter to the hacker. pic.twitter.com/nIjBDhvCQY

— Bstream (@BeOnBstream) November 26, 2023

The hacker concluded by saying, “This is my best offer. This is my only offer. I require my demands to be met by Dec. 10; otherwise, the treaty falls through.”

To no one’s surprise, KyberSwap did not comply with the hacker’s bizarre list of demands.

BitBoy arrested

In September, Ben Armstrong — aka BitBoy Crypto — rocked up to the front door of former employee Carlos Diaz and began a livestream that would, in short order, put the influencer on the wrong side of the law and behind bars.

Standing outside Diaz’s front door, Armstrong began to fire a long list of accusations against him, accusing Diaz of threatening his life. Armstrong then went on to state that Diaz has ties to the “black mafia” before accusing his former employee of stealing his Lamborghini.

The loss of the sports car appeared to weigh heavily on Armstrong’s mind as he worked himself up live on YouTube.

“Carlos Diaz, the man who has my Lamborghini, the man who extorted me for my Lamborghini, the man who death-threated m

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Author: Robert D. Knight

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