Crypto’s Bonnie and Clyde: A love story told on social media
Bitcoin is a heartbreaker
Chapter 1: Love at first sight
The couple hasn’t revealed how they first met, but they clearly had lots in common. Both share similar interests — and an astonishing range of skills.
Razzlekhan is aself-styledeconomist, serial entrepreneur, Forbes writer, and SaaS investor. She also moonlights as “a surrealist artist, rapper, and fashion designer.”
Dutch, meanwhile,describes himselfas a tech entrepreneur, explorer, and “occasional magician.”
He clearly cast a spell on Razzle, who revealed her own seduction techniques in the moving love song,Moon n Stars:
Chapter 2: Wining and Dining
In their early days of courtship, Razzle played hard to get.
But she eventually succumbed to Dutch’s charms. They grew closer over a mutual love of pancakes.
Chapter 3: Domestic bliss
Before long, the young lovers had moved in together. According toThe New York Times, they rented a $1 million condo in a luxury Manhattan building.
The couple appeared to have the perfect relationship.
However, their life wasn’t always a bed of roses. Like every strong couple, they survived some relationship tests.
Chapter 4: Starting a family
The duo wasn’t alone for long. The lovebirds soon welcomed a new family member to their nest: a cat called Clarissa. Naturally, the Bengal hasits own Instagram account.
The young family shared everything: their home, their hearts — and their cat food.
Chapter 5: Going into business
The budding tycoons decided to mix business and pleasure. When Razzle became CEO of SalesFolk, Dutch joined the email marketing firm as an advisor.
On August 1, 2016, Razz thanked her partner for inspiring her to be a better entrepreneur. She also “joked” that she loved getting in trouble with him.
A day later, an enormous cache of Bitcoin wasstolen from the Bitfinex crypto exchange.
Chapter 6: The proposal
Dutch soon popped the question — and Razzlekhan said yes!
The intricate proposal involved covering NYC with posters of Razz and splashing her face across a Times Square billboard.
Dutch called it “a weird, creative multi-channel marketing campaign” that “captured the essence of Razzlekhan: surreal, mysterious, creepy, and sexy.”
Chapter 7: The Wedding
The wedding plans were soon underway. Razzlekhanpromisedthe “WEIRDE$T, FUNNEST & MOST CREATIVE NON-TRADITIONAL WEDDING EVER!”
It was all that — and more.
Chapter 8: Giving back to the community
The newlyweds were keen to share their love — and wisdom — with the world. The tech entrepreneur was also a Forbes contributor.
In anarticle for Forbes, Razzlekhan gave tips on protecting a business from cybercriminals.
She also gave a talk, titled: “How to Social Engineer Your Way Into Anything.”
Dutch was also keen to contribute. Ina Twitter post, he criticized an article for including “almost nothing about how to secure your keys [to access Bitcoin].”
Unfortunately, he seems to have had issues securing his own keys from federal officials.
Dutch allegedly kept his on a cloud storage account based in the US. A rookie error, some might say, but it’s hard to think straight when you’re head over heels.
Epilogue: True love never dies
The (alleged) crime spree may have come to an end, but this love story will never die. At least, not until Dutch and Razzlekhan shut down their social media accounts.
Until that happens, there’s still hope that crypto love conquers all.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and government policy.Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and government policy.
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