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Her body was found by the California Highway Patrol inside a vehicle in the desert, according to the report
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Chuang, 37, of North Las Vegas, was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:47 p.m. local time last month, a coroner’s release said.
Key facts
- Chuang, 37, of North Las Vegas, was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:47 p.m. local time last month, a coroner’s release said
- Hsin-Ju Chuang, a former partner at crypto venture firm Hack VC, was pronounced dead on Aug
- The California Highway Patrol spokesperson referred CoinDesk's request for further comment to the CHP’s Inland Division, which is handling the investigation
- In an Aug. 23 post, Hack VC said its “understanding of events differs materially” from Chuang’s account in a post now removed from Hack VC’s X account
Summary
Hsin-Ju Chuang, a 37-year-old former Hack VC partner, was found dead Aug. 24 in a vehicle in California’s Mojave Desert, and authorities have not announced a cause of death. A day earlier, Chuang said she had rejected a settlement requiring her silence and alleged mistreatment by Hack VC, but her claims have not been independently verified, and no connection to her death has been established. Hack VC previously said its account differed materially from Chuang’s and that it was unaware of the circumstances of her death, while tributes highlighted her years of work supporting cryptocurrency projects and communities. Hsin-Ju Chuang, a former partner at crypto venture firm Hack VC, was pronounced dead on Aug. 24 and recently became public after a local newspaper, Hoodline, reported the news this month and circulated on social media. Her body was found by the California Highway Patrol inside a vehicle in the desert, according to the report.