KARACHI— Cryptocurrency’s promise of borderless, decentralised wealth has drawn millions into its orbit, but for many of its rising stars, affluence now comes with a chilling price: life-threatening offline attacks. As kidnappings and violent heists surge across the globe, traders who once thrived in the anonymity of online markets are scrambling to secure their physical…
NEW YORK— Lawyers for two men accused of kidnapping and torturing a 28-year-old Italian national over his cryptocurrency holdings presented a striking new narrative in Manhattan criminal court Wednesday: the alleged victim, they said, wasn’t being held captive at all. Instead, attorneys claim he was seen in photos and videos “laughing and smiling,” frequenting shops…
Paris Scare Sparks Urgent Crypto Safety Questions A disturbing attempted kidnapping in Paris has cast a harsh spotlight on a growing concern in the cryptocurrency world: the safety risks tied to personal data collection. Last Tuesday, the daughter and grandson of the chief executive of French crypto platform Paymium were reportedly targeted in a kidnapping…
High-Stakes Kidnappings Rock French Crypto Scene An alarming trend of violent ransom kidnappings has surfaced across France, each of which is demanding anywhere from $6 million to $10 million worth of untraceable currency. French officials are now trying to piece together whether these unabashed assaults are interconnected, after a police rescue mission just south of…
French authorities have alleged that certain cryptocurrency-associated investors have fallen prey to a string of kidnappings. The police investigation comes on the heels of one recent case where a 60-year-old man was said to have had a finger severed by his captors, who were holding his crypto-millionaire son for ransom. This source claims it is…
Over the weekend, French police carried out a raid on the outskirts of Paris that led to the successful rescue of a man who had been abducted within the city limits. Officials indicated that the reason for the kidnap was to extract a ransom from the son the police described as a crypto multi-millionaire. Following…
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