A TOP crypto mogul has been found dead inside his Lamborghini after a brutal market crash wiped out billions in digital assets.
Konstantin Galich — better known as Kostya Kudo — was discovered on Saturday with a gunshot wound to the head inside a black Lamborghini Urus in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Cops said a firearm registered in the 32-year-old’s name was recovered at the scene.
Investigators are treating the case as a possible suicide but have not ruled out foul play.
A statement from the Kyiv Police Department said that the day before his death, “the man told relatives that he was feeling depressed due to financial difficulties and also sent them a farewell message.”
News of the Ukrainian’s death was confirmed on Galich’s official Telegram channel, which posted: “Konstantin Kudo tragically passed away.
“The causes are being investigated. We will keep you posted on any further news.”
Galich was the co-founder of the Cryptology Key trading academy and a major influencer in the digital asset space.
He was widely followed across the crypto community, with more than 66,000 Instagram followers hanging on his market insights.
His death came as the crypto sector was rocked by one of its steepest plunges in years.
It was triggered by President Donald Trump’s bombshell announcement of a sweeping 100 per cent tariff on Chinese imports and new export controls on critical software.
The move sparked panic among investors and a cascade of liquidations, wiping out around $400 billion from the crypto market within 24 hours.
Vice President JD Vance defended the decision, calling China’s dominance over U.S. supply chains “the definition of a national emergency.”
Vance told Fox News Channel’s Sunday Morning Futures: “It’s going to be a delicate dance and a lot of it is going to depend on how the Chinese respond.
“If they respond in a highly aggressive manner, I guarantee you the president of the United States has far more cards than the People’s Republic of China.”
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“If, however, they’re willing to be reasonable, then Donald Trump is always willing to be a reasonable negotiator,” he added.
“We’re going to find out a lot in the weeks to come about whether China wants to start a trade war with us or whether they actually want to be reasonable.
“I hope they choose the path of reason. The president of the United States is going to defend America regardless.”
China, meanwhile, struck a defiant tone.
“China’s stance is consistent,” the country’s Commerce Ministry said in a statement.
“We do not want a tariff war but we are not afraid of one.”
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