In brief
- The father of a crypto entrepreneur was freed in a police raid after kidnappers demanded ransom in crypto.
- Attackers severed the victim’s finger in an attack mirroring January’s Ledger founder kidnapping.
- The Incident marks the third crypto-related kidnapping in France this year as violent extortions continue.
French authorities have rescued the father of a crypto millionaire through a coordinated raid Saturday night, days after being held hostage.
The victim, whose identity remains undisclosed, was abducted in broad daylight Thursday morning in Paris’s 14th arrondissement when four masked men forced him into a nondescript delivery van, according to initial reporting from Le Monde with Agence France-Presse.
Reports from the Paris…
May 05 2025
