Meet Joe McCann: the high-flying crypto trader held in Tanzania after sudden death of his influencer fiancée Ashly Robinson

Joe McCann got into crypto trading and, within two years, he seemed to have it made. McCann’s fund Asymmetric raised money in 2022 from the likes of Marc Andreessen and Circle and, during the crypto boom period that marked Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the fund nearly doubled in value. But then things unraveled.

By July of 2025, Asymmetric’s liquid fund had lost significant value, leading McCann to funnel investors into a new venture that failed to pan out. Then, early this month, reports emerged that McCann’s fiancée, the influencer Ashly Robinson, had died while on vacation with McCann at a luxury resort in Tanzania. Robinson’s death was initially attributed to suicide, but the police have reportedly seized McCann’s passport and are questioning him as part of an ongoing investigation.

McCann and a young influencer

Robinson, who goes by Ashlee Jenae online, took up with McCann in November 2024, one of her Instagram posts suggests. At that time, McCann’s crypto firm was at the zenith of its success. McCann, who did not return multiple text messages seeking comment, had previously been Read Entire Article