Suspects charged in French crypto abduction cases

Around ten people, including at least three minors, were charged in Paris on Friday over a spate of kidnappings and attempted abductions in France’s cryptocurrency world.

Those charged are part of a group of 25 suspects expected to face investigating judges, with several already placed in pre-trial detention and three under judicial supervision.

Others were still waiting to appear before detention judges late Friday evening, according to an AFP reporter.

The investigation centres on a May 13 kidnapping attempt targeting the daughter and grandson of the chief executive officer of crypto firm Paymium, carried out in broad daylight in Paris’ 11th…

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