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 Rooch Network co-founder Haichao Zhu’s robbery attack in Bangkok early this morning sparked concern in the crypto community as it occurred a few days before Ethereum’s highly anticipated <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://devcon.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Devcon 7 conference</a> in the city.&nbsp;
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Zhu reported in a<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://x.com/HaichaoZ/status/1853605111135920395" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> post on X</a> that he was a victim of a knifepoint robbery around 4:30 AM local time while travelling solo after a late-night flight. He mentioned that two attackers confronted him, and stole his phone, but fortunately left him unharmed and without any injuries.
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 I got robbed, by 2 guys, who have a knife. No hurts but I lost my phone.
 If you are also traveling to Bangkok for Devcon or <a href="https://twitter.com/babylonlabs_io?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@babylonlabs_io</a> hacker house. Please be careful not to go out alone at midnight. I had to cause my flight arrives at 3am. (got robbed at 4:30am)…
 — Haichao (@HaichaoZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/HaichaoZ/status/1853605111135920395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">November 5, 2024</a>
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In his post, Zhu issued a cautionary note to Devcon attendees, advising them to be vigilant at night: “Bangkok is still a safe and fun place,” he remarked, “but like anywhere, you’ve got to watch out after dark.”
Other community members echoed these safety concerns. One X user, “@__Raiders,” <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://x.com/__Raiders/status/1853737071082635727?t=l2N_9NyGTDKN05Wvs-Wz7w&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">advised</a>, “Friends attending DevCon/DSS in Bangkok, please stay careful and avoid travelling to dark locations alone at midnight.”
Zhu’s experience follows a pattern of incidents targeting crypto event participants. Earlier this year, several assaults were reported at the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) in Brussels. <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://x.com/Officially_Rish/status/1810631247691235723?t=DU8PNXsFtLXmnfTj23ZJ0Q&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Kilt Protocol’s Rishant Kumar</a> faced an attempted attack near the venue, while another attendee <a href="https://x.com/evanincrypto/status/1810377921628123333?t=8nOERvuhkHJc2Vr6__eUFg&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reported </a>suffering a knee injury during a robbery attempt where they had a gun pointed at them.
The Devcon 7 event, scheduled for November 12-15 at Bangkok’s Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, is expected to draw thousands of developers and industry leaders, including Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum Foundation executive director Aya Miyaguchi.&nbsp;
The conference will include both technical and non-technical sessions, covering Ethereum’s development and broader discussions on technology’s role in society. Notably, the conference organizers are offering discounted tickets for attendees from Thailand and Southeast Asia in a bid to highlight the contributions of regional developers and ensure robust local representation at the event.&nbsp;
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