Nicole Suszek, sister of Sylwester Suszek, has spoken publicly about the case of her brother, the founder of BitBaya, the crypto exchange that later became zondacrypto. Sylwester Suszek disappeared on March 10, 2022, following a business meeting in Czeladź, in southern Poland. Four years on, his whereabouts remain unknown.
The disappearance has remained an open question for the Polish crypto industry, given the prominence of the exchange Suszek founded. BitBaya was rebranded as zondacrypto, which today operates as one of the region's larger digital asset platforms.
In her public remarks, Nicole Suszek referenced the involvement of Roman Giertych, a prominent Polish lawyer, noting his interest in the zondacrypto affair. She did not elaborate further on the nature of that interest in the comments reported so far.
A case without resolution
No further details have been made public regarding the circumstances of Sylwester Suszek's disappearance beyond the fact that it occurred after a business meeting in Czeladź. Authorities have not announced any resolution to the case in the four years since he was last seen.
The renewed public attention comes as zondacrypto itself has been the subject of separate scrutiny in recent developments affecting the exchange, though the brief does not specify the nature of that scrutiny beyond Nicole Suszek's reference to it in connection with Giertych's involvement.
For a European audience following the crypto exchange sector, the case underscores how the origins of some of the region's platforms remain entangled with unresolved personal and legal questions concerning their founders. Zondacrypto has grown since its BitBaya days into a recognised name among EU-facing exchanges, even as the fate of the person who built it has not been established.
Nicole Suszek's decision to speak publicly, four years after her brother vanished, marks one of the more visible moments in a case that has otherwise drawn limited public comment from those close to it.
