This (local) article covers it a bit better than the Washington Post:<p><a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/boss-virtual-currency-exchange-first-meta-found-dead-cantonment-close-" rel="nofollow">http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/bo...</a><p>First Meta isn't actually a Bitcoin exchange, but they accept Bitcoin as a payment method.
Rick Falkvinge mentioned this earlier as one of ostensibly two Mt.Gox-linked suicides so far:<p><a href="http://falkvinge.net/2014/02/28/the-gox-crater-crowd-detectives-reveal-billion-dollar-heist-as-inside-job/" rel="nofollow">http://falkvinge.net/2014/02/28/the-gox-crater-crowd-detecti...</a>
I'm tired of seeing these articles. Yes, suicide is a sad story. No, the company wasn't a Bitcoin exchange. Would it make headlines over and over if the story read "CEO of a company that accepts Bitcoins as a payment method found dead"?
This story was also submitted to HN here[1] and here[2].<p>[1]: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7352175" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7352175</a><p>[2]: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7351374" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7351374</a>
I just watched a video from her a few days ago on exchanges and fraud...I'll get the link if anyone wants it.<p>Edit - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzVxRmvipVY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzVxRmvipVY</a>
I knew Autumn years ago. She was a brilliant individual with a deep connection to those around her. This is a loss of a tremendously capable, and compassionate, human being.