Shine constabulary have detained a suspect in an armed attack on FlyingAtom, a cryptocurrency and gilded substitution in the city of Olsztyn in northeastern Poland. The incident, which occurred effectually 7 p.m. local time on  Jan. 22, resulted in the injuries of 2 employees — 1 of whose situation was astringent enough to necessitate an induced coma.

According to local media reports from January. 23, the masked attacker escaped with gilded worth 450,000 zloty (roughly $120,000), fleeing the commutation's part on the 4th floor of a skyscraper in the metropolis middle. Post-obit the incident, constabulary secured the area and scoured surveillance footage, cordoning off multiple roads in the city and searching passing cars. Roads were re-opened past the following morning.

On Jan. 23, FlyingAtom publicized an announcement offering a prize of 100,000 zloty for any information that could help to identify the perpetrator.

A local crypto outlet reported on Jan. 24 that a suspect was subsequently detained in connectedness with the investigation. The outlet cited the press spokesman of the Municipal Police Headquarters in Olsztyn, Andrzej Jurkun, with a comment on the evening of Jan. 23 that "in Bydgoszcz [the police] detained a human being who may exist related to the attack. We do non provide more information, activities are underway. "

On Jan. 25, FlyingAtom published a Facebook post thanking the law for their successful capture of the doubtable, besides every bit medical authorities for their ongoing care of the injured victims, actualization to confirm the earlier report of the doubtable's detention. Since the assail, the exchange'due south office has been closed and will likely resume operations in early March, according to a post from February. 1.

While many criminal incidents related to cryptocurrency are perpetrated online, in that location is nonetheless a persistent risk of physical robbery in the industry. In tardily January, an armed gang posing every bit cryptocurrency buyers stole about 3.5 million Hong Kong dollars ($450,000) from a woman in Hong Kong. While she was luckily unscathed during the incident, other victims of cryptocurrency-related attacks have suffered kidnap and torture, or been forced to escape in highly dangerous circumstances.