Alexandre Cazes was a Canadian born on October 19, 1991. He was the alleged founder of the AlphaBay. According to reports, he started AlphaBay in July 2014, however, it was publicly launched in December 2014.
Alexandre Cazes’ AlphaBay was the most profitable dark web marketplace in the world.
Alexandre Cazes net worth at the time of death
Alexandre was a millionaire who owned luxury cars and multiple properties in Thailand, Cyprus, and Antigua. His net worth had seen significant growth over the years of his business.
At the age of 25 when he died, his net worth was estimated at $23 million (US Dollars). The $23 million included $12.5 million in properties and vehicles and the rest in cash and cryptocurrencies.
Despite his apparent success in creating an extremely profitable illegal marketplace, he was arrested on July 5, 2017, in Thailand through the help of a Hotmail address and an unencrypted laptop.
U.S. authorities were able to find Cazes through his Hotmail address, [email protected]. The address appeared in the welcome email header sent to new AlphaBay users in 2014, as well as in the header of password recovery emails.
Alexandre was found dead in his cell on July 12, 2017. According to officials, he committed suicide.
Source: Gnanafuo.com
