France ramps up efforts to tackle rising crypto kidnappings after failed attempt goes viral
France is deploying new security measures to protect crypto entrepreneurs after a rash of violent kidnapping attempts raised alarm across the country’s tech sector and ignited political pressure on Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, AP News reported on May 16.
The ministry confirmed that Retailleau met privately with crypto founders to discuss personal safety.
According to the report, the meeting was described as “strictly confidential,” and journalists were asked not to film participants “for reasons of security.”
The government is now offering affected individuals priority emergency support, elite police consultations, and assessments of home security infrastructure.
Retailleau, who is positioning himself as a tough-on-crime…
