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Bitcoin trading company executive kidnapped in Ukraine. Agree to pay a ransom Bitcoin.

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The Russian nationality Pavel Lerner company share Bitcoin name Exmo in Ukraine. Kidnapped during the trip out of the office in Kiev on 26 December.

After Lerner was released on 28 December. In safe any harm. But also the stress and didn't give any interview on this subject, but counsel of ministers in Ukraine. Come to interview that he paid the ransom is Bitcoin worth more than $1 billion .

Exmo also stated that the company's business as usual coins and Bitcoin client Lerner also safe because there is no access to customer data from the first. He stated that the Ukrainian police were investigating the case.

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