On February 9, 2026, in Italy, a "Hollywood" robbery of an armored van occurred on the highway.

A group of armed criminals in masks blocked traffic using burning trucks and cars with flashing lights, posing as police.

Blocking the van transporting a large shipment of freshly mined cryptocurrency $BTC $XRP $SOL and a week's supply of socks belonging to Vitalik Buterin, the criminals detonated the armored van with explosives. According to media reports, the robbers were unable to solve the captcha and fled empty-handed.

Two suspects were arrested at the scene.