LHV Bank founder has $470M worth of Ethereum, but lost his private key
Rain Lõhmus, founder of LHV Bank, told Estonian media last month that he’s not made much effort to recover the funds but is willing to pay someone who can.
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Rain Lõhmus, founder of LHV Bank, told Estonian media last month that he’s not made much effort to recover the funds but is willing to pay someone who can.
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