--- title: "Crypto Investor Found Dismembered in a Suitcase" description: "Shortly after being reported missing, the dismembered remains of a crypto influencer were found in a suitcase outside of Bueno Aires." date: "2023-07-28" modified: "2023-07-28" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/crypto-investor-found-murdered" categories: - "Blockchain" - "Cryptocurrency" - "Future Society" tags: - "cashapp" - "influencers" - "murder" - "the digest" --- # Crypto Investor Found Dismembered in a Suitcase ![Shortly after being reported missing, the dismembered remains of a crypto influencer were found in a suitcase outside of Bueno Aires.]() *\Image: Getty Images\* ## Scary Find Shortly after being reported missing, the dismembered remains of a crypto investor were found in a suitcase in Argentina — the latest example of crypto's [persistent ties]() to [serious and violent crime](). As the [Argentine broadcaster *C5N* reported](), children playing in a stream in a Buenos Aires suburb over the weekend found a suitcase that contained the cut-up legs and forearm of 41-year-old crypto advocate Fernando Pérez Algaba. A few days later, his head and torso were found nearby as well. Nicknamed "Lettuce," Algaba became known for the crypto advice that he provided to his [nearly 900,000 Instagram followers](), though [subsequent reporting]() has revealed the Spain-based influencer's investment company was in serious debt before he disappeared and was later found murdered. As [Argentina's *Telam* news agency reports](), investigators have analyzed hundreds of messages and audio recordings that seem to indicate that Algaba was being threatened over debt. In one of the more chilling pieces of evidence, a speaker believed to be a local gangster is reportedly heard threatening to gouge out the influencer's eyes and cut off his hands. Thus far, [reports indicate]() only one arrest has been made, and it's not the local gangster but a woman who was said to have had a tumultuous relationship with Algaba. ## Bad Company While this is the latest murder in the crypto world, it's far from the first. At the end of 2022, South Korean crypto executive [Park Mo was also found murdered]() in similarly-sketchy circumstances: he'd reportedly been under investigation for embezzling funds from Bithumb, one of SK's largest crypto exchanges in which his company owned a majority share. Earlier this year, CashApp founder Bob Lee — who was also the CPO of the crypto startup MobileCoin — was [stabbed to death in San Francisco](). Interestingly, his alleged murderer has been back in the news this week as [prosecutors await new evidence]() against him. There are, unfortunately, [tons of other examples]() of crypto aficionados [being found murdered]() or dead under mysterious circumstances— a jarring reminder that [money tends to attract corruption and violence]() even when it takes place outside the confines of traditional finance. **More on crypto corruption:** [*SBF's Lawyers Say It's Fine to Leak Your Ex-Girlfriend's Diary to the New York Times*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()