Who was Tiantian Kullander, Hong Kong’s crypto king? The Amber Group co-founder’s shocking death at age 30 has sparked debate over what happened – TT will be remembered as a family man and tech guru
- Amber Group announced on its website that its billionaire co-founder TT died on November 23, ‘in his sleep’ at age 30, but there was no mention of how it happened, where or why
- He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, and his passing has sparked conspiracy theories after crypto millionaire Nikolai Mushegian also died last month
Shockwaves continue to ripple through the business world as respected trader and co-founder of cryptocurrency company Amber Group, Tiantian Kullander, died in his sleep at age 30. A statement on the company website described his death as “unexpected” and was followed by a tribute. But who was the Hong Kong-based entrepreneur? Here’s what we know.
Questions over mystery death
Kullander was just 30 years old when it was confirmed that he had died in his sleep on November 23, as announced on Amber Group’s website. The news was broadcast via a pop-up appearing on the homepage of the site. The statement did not say where Kullander passed away.
His sudden death has shocked many around the business world, and has raised questions as to what exactly happened to the company’s co-founder.
According to the New York Post, the news comes as Amber Group was on the cusp of landing a big investment, and was reportedly in the process of raising around US$100 million.
Blogs, pop-up sites and crypto pages have been inundated with questions around the death, with the most searched topic including “what disease did Tiantian have?” and “Tiantian cause of death”.