Head of bitcoin exchange found dead in her flat after 'suicide'

Nicole Le Marie Wednesday 5 Mar 2014 10:44 pmDead: American Autumn Radtke, CEO of bitcoin exchange firm First Meta (Picture: Facebook)

A head of a bitcoin exchange has been found dead in an apparent suicide, it emerged today.

The body of First Meta Exchange CEO Autumn Radtke was found at her apartment in Singapore on Friday.

Toxicology test results to determine the exact cause of death of the 28-year-old American were still be awaited, authorities said.

First Meta Exchange said: The First Meta team is shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of our friend and CEO Autumn Radtke.

Our deepest condolences go out to her family, friends and loved ones. Autumn was an inspiration to all of us and she will be sorely missed.

Ms Radtke, was recruited in 2012 by Singapore-based investor Douglas Abrams to lead First Meta an early pioneer in the virtual currency.

She had worked for Californian mobile and gaming companies and on bigger projects such as Apples Aqua Connect.

Ms Radtke posted a link to an essay called The Psychological Price Of Entrepreneurship writing that everything has its price, on February 10. Her friend, model Katie Stone, wrote on Facebook:You were just smarter that way than anyone else.

On the day Ms Radtkes body was discovered, Vietnams communist government banned trading in bitcoin and other electronic currencies.

Its central bank said virtual currencies were linked to money laundering and other illegal activities.

Bitcoin exchange MtGox collapsed following its alleged loss of more than 239million last Friday. Canadas Flexcoin has also been forced to close after hackers stole 358,000.

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Source: http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/05/smarter-than-anyone-else-head-of-bitcoin-exchange-found-dead-in-her-flat-after-suicide-4431139/