South Korea is home to one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency markets. In the first quarter of 2024, the South Korean won surpassed the US dollar as the most-traded fiat for crypto transactions.

That comes with a high price as the country faces numerous frauds and scams, prompting some victims to take extreme actions.

On Aug. 28, Hyungsoo Lee, the CEO of crypto yield platform Haru Invest, was stabbed during a court hearing by a man seated in the gallery. Lee was immediately taken to the hospital for treatment.

Lee is on trial for allegedly embezzling $826 million in cryptocurrency from 16,000 Haru users.

Witnesses told local reporters that the attacker was a regular attendee at Haru’s court proceedings and is believed to have deposited approximately 100 Bitcoin with the firm.