Crypto Kidnappings Turn Bloody in 2025: Torture, Ransom, Terror
In the initial phase of crypto development, developers dreamt about a world with a secure and transparent financial system free from traditional restrictions like banks, financial institutions, centralized authorities, etc., providing privacy and empowerment. Though this dream has been achieved, with this, we have also seen a rise in crypto crimes like kidnapping.
In 2025, there has been a surge in crypto kidnapping cases, which involves physical abuse and other means of torture to acquire passkeys or a huge ransom. Although blockchain offers transparency, the anonymity of crypto payments makes tracking kidnappers difficult, sparking fear within the community.
Thus, in this post, we will look at the rise in crypto crimes and will also…
