In brief
- Six suspects allegedly targeted the wife of Sébastien Borget, co-founder and COO of The Sandbox, at their home in Villenoy, Seine-et-Marne, this week.
- Two teenagers were arrested in connection with the incident, while four other suspects remain at large.
- The incident adds to France’s surge in crypto-targeted violence, with 135 kidnapping attempts recorded since 2023.
The wife of Sébastien Borget, co-founder of metaverse gaming platform The Sandbox, was targeted in a kidnapping attempt at their French home this week, according to reports in local media.
Per police sources cited in Le Journal de Dimanche, one individual approached the Borget residence in Villenoy, Seine-et-Marne disguised as a deliveryman and carrying a…






