Lawyer Pavel Pogodin, known for targeting crypto's bigwigs, rumored to be dead
Pavel Pogodin , one of the most active litigants against the billionaires of crypto , is rumored to be dead. Most X (formerly Twitter) users just learned of the lawyer’s potential passing this week, when an image of his death certificate recirculated. FTX (in bankruptcy) also seemingly referenced his death in its new lawsuit seeking to claw back funds from Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents. An image of a Dominican Republic death certificate for Russian-born Pavel Igor Pogodin shows July 8, 2022 as his final day at the age of 50. Cause of death was listed as respiratory insufficiency, pulmonary edema, acute myocardial infarction, and atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries. His wife is Olga Petrova. The Dominican Republic seemingly issued his death certificate on August 8, 2022. Protos has not been able to confirm his passing. There is some speculation that he might have faked his death. Pogodin’s profile picture — brooding, smoking a cigar, and lathered for a single blade shave ...