Bitcoin-exchange CEO found dead

The American CEO of a virtual-currency exchange was found lying motionless near the Singapore apartment tower where she lived.

A Bitcoin dispensing machine is seen at a shopping mall in Singapore. Police said Wednesday that they were investigating the "unnatural death" of a 28-year-old American woman who headed a company dealing in the virtual currency.

By: The Associated Press

SINGAPORE—The CEO of a virtual-currency exchange was found dead near her home in Singapore.

A police spokesman said Thursday that initial investigations indicated there was no suspicion of “foul play” in the Feb. 26 death, meaning officers do not suspect murder.

The spokesman said police found 28-year-old Autumn Radtke, an American, lying motionless near the apartment tower where she lived.

Police have so far classified the death as “unnatural,” which can mean an accident, misadventure, or suicide.

Radtke’s company, First Meta, said it was “shocked and saddened by the tragic loss.”

First Meta allows users of virtual currencies such as bitcoin to trade and cash out the currencies. It is one of several such exchanges.

The future of bitcoin has been under scrutiny since the collapse of the Mt. Gox exchange in Tokyo last month.

Radtke had worked at other tech companies.

Postings on her Facebook page showed her to be a believer in the potential of virtual currencies.

Last month she linked to an article on entrepreneurs suffering depression, commenting above the link: everything has its price.

Bitcoin CEO’s Suicide — 5 Things To Know About Autumn Radtke

Autumn Radtke, the American CEO of an exchange for the troubled bitcoin digital currency, has been found dead after a suspected suicide at her home in Singapore. Sadly, her life ended at the age of 28. We at HollwoodLife.com have put together a small list in order to give you more insight into who Autumn was.

Autumn Radtke, 28, was found dead in her apartment on Feb. 28 in the South East Asian city-state of Singapore. Her death was ruled a suicide and now local officials are awaiting the toxicology results that could determine the exact cause of death. We have managed to put together a small list in order to reveal a little more about who Autumn was before she died.

Autumn Radtke: Former CEO Commits Suicide In Singapore

1. Autumn is a native of Wisconsin and since leaving has worked for several major companies:

The former CEO worked for several fortune 500 companies including T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Clear Channel and Universal.

2. Autumn started her career working with Richard Branson:

Autumn began work in the tech industry at the age of 22 as a consultant for Virgin Charter, where she worked with chairman, and billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson.

3. Autumn worked at one time for Apple computers:

She worked as a freelancer with Apple to provide cloud-computing software to Johns Hopkins University, Los Alamos Labs, and the Aerospace Corp.

4. Autumn had lived in Singapore since 2008:

Autumn moved to Singapore in 2008. She later became CEO of First Meta, an exchange for the volatile crypto-currency Bitcoin

5. Autumn was the former Director Of Business Development at computer game software company Xfire:

With 20 million users Xfire is one of the world’s largest internet gaming communities. Through it’s popular communication tool gamers can text and voice chat, capture in-game media, and stream live game play.

– Bryant Perkins