Police reportedly suspect suicide after Konstantin Ganich\u2019s body was found in his car<\/p>\n
Konstantin Ganich, also known as Kostya Kudo, a prominent Ukrainian crypto-trader and blogger, has been found dead with a gunshot wound to his head, in what the Kiev authorities are reportedly treating as a suspected suicide.
\nAllegedly, Ukrainian officials and \u201cinfluential people\u201d were among his clients, local media have claimed.
\nOn Friday, crypto markets worldwide suffered one of the largest wipeouts in 2025, following US President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement of new 100% tariffs on Chinese imports.
\nEarly on Saturday, Kiev police discovered a dead body in a car, with a firearm registered in Ganich’s name, several Ukrainian media outlets reported. While the authorities revealed that the deceased was an \u201centrepreneur and blogger, whose activities were connected with cryptocurrencies,\u201d they stopped short of identifying the person publicly.
\nOfficials suspected he was a suicide victim and had \u201ctold his relatives about his depressed mood due to financial difficulties shortly before his death, and sent them a farewell message,\u201d as quoted by Unian.
\nLater on Saturday, a post appeared in Ganich\u2019s Telegram channel, confirming that the 32-year-old \u201chad tragically perished.\u201d<\/p>\n
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According to Unian, citing anonymous sources, amid the latest crypto-market crash, Ganich lost up to $30 million of investments he was managing, plus his own personal assets. The media outlet also reported that among his clients were allegedly unnamed Ukrainian officials and \u201cinfluential people,\u201d also that Ganich was involved with Ukraine\u2019s Main Directorate of Intelligence.
\nHowever, Unian quoted other anonymous sources as questioning whether it was suicide. Some claimed that Ganich had recently been blackmailed by law enforcement officials.
\nOn Friday, Trump announced that the US would impose 100% tariffs on Chinese goods beginning November 1, 2025, in addition to the existing duties. He cited Beijing\u2019s \u201cextraordinarily aggressive\u201d new export controls of certain strategic minerals that have dual-use in military applications. It triggered a crypto-market crash that saw an estimated $19.33 billion in positions wiped out, according to some analysts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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