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Catherine McGrath

EXPLAINED: Crypto ceo safe after being kidnapped and held for 1 million ransom - The Real Truth

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The head of Canada’s largest crypto company, WonderFi, is free after being kidnapped in Toronto on Wednesday. After electronically paying a ransom of $1 million Canadian dollars, or $720,660, Dean Skurka was dropped off in a park outside the city.  

The crypto executive was taken from downtown Toronto during rush hour after being forced into a vehicle by unknown suspects who demanded money, according to a CBC report. 

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