Adam Iza, self-proclaimed crypto 'Godfather,' pleads guilty in $245 million Bitcoin kidnapping plot

Adam Iza, a 25-year-old California cryptocurrency businessman known as “The Godfather,” pleaded guilty on Monday, June 1, to orchestrating an attempted kidnapping of a Connecticut couple. Apparently, the son of the couple had stolen 4,100 Bitcoin worth roughly $245 million, leading to the kidnapping.