Separation of assets: Thieves beat ex, take $10K and Bitcoin-stuffed tablet in Capitol Hill heist
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Thieves in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood assaulted a man’s ex-partner during a home invasion, stealing $10,000 in cash and a tablet containing approximately $200,000 worth of Bitcoin. The victim had stored his private keys and seed phrases on the unsecured device, allowing the thieves to access and drain the cryptocurrency holdings shortly after the robbery. Multiple reports confirm the physical violence and the direct loss of both fiat and Bitcoin assets due to poor key management. The incident underscores the persistent real-world security risks of self-custody when seed phrases or devices are not properly protected or separated from physical locations.