Key Points
- Vyacheslav Taran, 53, died after the helicopter he was traveling in crashed near the resort town of Villefranche-sur-Mer after taking off from Switzerland
- They mysteriously crashed in good weather – and after another passenger reportedly cancelled last minute
- Taran is third cryptocurrency entrepreneur to die unexpectedly in recent weeks
- It comes just days after businessman Tiantian Kullander, 30, died ‘in his sleep’
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