Today's Top #1: Crypto exchange boss found dead in Turkish jail, state media confirms

tldr; Faruk Fatih Ozer, the former CEO of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, was found dead in his prison cell in Tekirdag, Turkey. Ozer, who was serving an 11,196-year sentence for fraud and leading a criminal organization, is suspected to have committed suicide. Thodex, once one of Turkey's largest crypto exchanges, collapsed in 2021, leading to losses estimated between $24 million and $2.6 billion. Ozer fled to Albania but was extradited to Turkey in 2023 and sentenced in September.

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Posted Nov 1, 2025, 8:00 PM UTC

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