Death of HK-born crypto tycoon Harry Yeh sparks suspicions of wrench attack

Hong Kong cryptocurrency tycoon Harry Yeh Chun-tak recently plunged to his death from his mansion in Paraguay, sparking suspicions amid a growing trend of extortions and murders of crypto asset holders. 

A well-known crypto magnate with connections spanning the United States and the Middle East, Yeh was reported to have fallen from the 30th floor of his mansion in Paraguay on August 7, being entirely naked at the time of the fall. 
Investigators later found his apartment door wide open and the interior severely ransacked, as reported by East Week magazine, a sister publication of The Standard. 

Paliguayan police have not ruled out several possibilities for his death, including accident, suicide and homicide. However, the crypto community has honed in on the possibility of it being a "wrench attack," which refers to the act of violently coercing the victim into surrendering passwords for crypto holdings. 

Born in Hong Kong, Yeh immigrated to Canada with his family and earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He then worked as an engineer in Silicon Valley. 

In 2013, he began investing in Bitcoin and founded the venture capital firm Binary Financial, later renamed as Quantum Fintech, specializing in managing hedge funds for wealthy individuals.