Crypto investor Evan Luthra says he was kidnapped in Oxford, England, on November 4, 2025, and lost more than $2 million in digital assets within 30 minutes.

He recounted the attack in an interview published over the weekend, almost one year after the robbery took place.

According to Luthra's account, he had traveled to the United Kingdom for Halloween when the abduction occurred. During the half-hour ordeal, the kidnappers drained more than $2 million worth of digital assets from him.

Luthra is a well-known figure in the cryptocurrency industry. A technology entrepreneur and early-stage investor, he has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, has served as an advisor to a range of blockchain ventures, and has been a frequent presence at industry conferences and in international media. His public profile has made him one of the more visible young investors in the digital-asset sector.

The incident adds to a pattern of physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders that security researchers have repeatedly warned about in recent years, sometimes referred to as "wrench attacks," a term popularized by a well-known webcomic illustrating that even elaborate digital security can be defeated with something as simple as a $5 wrench. Because transactions on public blockchains are irreversible, stolen digital assets are generally difficult to recover once moved, and criminals have increasingly sought out individuals known or believed to hold significant crypto wealth.

The case underscores why physical safety has become an increasingly prominent part of crypto security discussions: cold storage, strong credentials, and other technical safeguards offer little protection when the holder is present and under duress, since attackers can compel the surrender of devices, passwords, or transfers directly.

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