A foreign resident of Abu Dhabi who was potentially facing jail time over an unpaid $100,000 loan received $27,400 in donations after his story spread.
A former Etihad Airlines flight attendant who took out a $100,000 loan to invest in cryptocurrency may not be facing jail time after he received 25% of the total debt in donations from former coworkers.
Reddit user Crypthomie, identified only as a 34-year-old man who is not an United Arab Emirates (UAE) citizen, posted to the Cryptocurrency subreddit on June 19, stating that his ex-coworkers had raised $27,400 towards his massive debt.
“Hundreds of websites [wrote] articles on my situation,” Crypthomie said, specifically crediting Cointelegraph for spreading his story.