“French police rescued the father of a wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a nighttime raid after he was taken hostage for ransom, the latest alleged criminal effort in France to extort people involved in the management of digital assets.”
Kidnappers in France held a crypto entrepreneur’s father for ransom and reportedly cut off one of his fingers. Police freed him and detained five people. It follows the Ledger co-founder kidnapping in January. Being publicly rich in crypto now makes your family a target.