Popular Twitch streamer Kaitlyn Siragusa, known as Amouranth, was the victim of a violent home invasion in Houston on March 2, where armed attackers allegedly pulled her out of bed at gunpoint and demanded cryptocurrency.
“I’m being too robbed at gunpoint. I believe I shot one of them. They wanted crypto is what they were yelling they pulled me out of bed,” Amouranth posted on X.
Describing the attack in more detail, she said: “3 gun men. He screams ‘I got shot I got shot’ after. I’m not supposed to post the scene itself, nor the casing, which are now evidence. They beat me before this video and pistol-whipped me. The pummeling felt like it would never end, and I protected my head by putting my arms up like I learned how to do in boxing. Blood was streaming down my head, and my hands were beat brown. They brought duct tape and masks and were armed with handguns.”
Amouranth also explained why she tweeted instead of calling emergency services. “Was at gunpoint, they gave me [my] phone and said log in with gun to my head, and I tweeted because calling would be a death sentence,” she wrote.
Following the attack, the Houston Police Officers’ Union issued a statement on X, urging anyone with information to contact the Houston Police Robbery Division or Crime Stoppers of Houston.
Security experts warn that cryptocurrency investors are increasingly being targeted due to bitcoin’s surging value. Jameson Lopp, Chief Security Officer at CASA, noted that as digital asset prices rise, criminals are becoming more aware of crypto wealth, leading to an increase in targeted attacks.
Some speculate that Amouranth’s public display of her crypto holdings may have contributed to the incident. In late 2024, she posted a screenshot of a Coinbase account showing over $20 million in BTC and ETH, captioned, “Do I sell or hold my BTC?” This display could have made her a target.
Authorities have yet to confirm details about the suspects or the progress of the investigation.
