Maybe he woke up when he realized he will be killed by the mob of vigilantes that will stop at nothing until he is found. Your life perspective might change when you suddenly have 10,000 people out to kill you.
I think this a trope people like to believe, vigilante justice. But let's be honest, its not happening by some crypto currency investors.
https://thehackernews.com/2017/12/crypto-exchange-kidnap.htm...