There were always signs that Richard Heart would become a fugitive
Despite Richard Heart’s career arc reaching heights few could have imagined, there were always signs that he would probably end up on the run. Raised in a poor neighborhood near Pittsburgh, Heart’s — real name Richard Schueler — career peaked with interviewers calling him a billionaire, his own Netflix documentary, and the crypto project he created hitting $85 billion market capitalization. However, that token, HEX, has fallen 97% as of publication time, and last month, Interpol issued a Red Notice for Heart’s arrest. Today, he remains on the European Union’s Most Wanted list and is an international fugitive . HEX, has fallen 97% as of publication time. Heart got rich the wrong way Despite bragging about spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a single watch, the source of Heart’s money was never clear. He claimed to have operated a multi-million dollar business online, prior to entering the crypto industry but, apart from admitting th...