France is the most dangerous country to hold cryptocurrencies

January 1, 2025 : The father of a crypto influencer kidnapped and held hostage (Saint-Genis-Pouilly, Ain)

January 21, 2025 : David Balland, co-founder of Ledger, and his partner kidnapped and held hostage. Acts of mutilation (Vierzon, Cher)

January 24, 2025 : A Bitcoin miner kidnapped and held hostage (Troyes, Aube)

February 8, 2025 : Kidnapping of a crypto investor (Paris)

May 1, 2025 : The father of an entrepreneur kidnapped, acts of mutilation (Paris)

May 13, 2025 : Attempted kidnapping of the daughter of Pierre Noizat, CEO of Paymium (Paris)

May 18, 2025 : Planned kidnapping of an investor foiled by the police (Normandy)

May 26, 2025 : Police arrest 10 hooded men, thwarting their attempted kidnapping of a Bitcoin miner (Nantes, Loire-Atlantique)

June 13, 2025 : A trader kidnapped (Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne)

July 7, 2025 : Assault on a woman at her home in front of her family because of her crypto holdings (Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine)

August 5, 2025 : A man working in the crypto sector assaulted and robbed (Paris)

August 26, 2025 : A former trader kidnapped and held hostage (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines)

August 29, 2025 : A Swiss man kidnapped and held hostage (Valence, Drôme)

September 26, 2025 : Police catch several people red-handed while committing an attack at the home of a crypto professional (Rambouillet, Yvelines)

October 1, 2025 : A family, whose father is a crypto investor, threatened by a criminal group (Val-de-Marne)

November 22, 2025 : Six men arrested and suspected of having wanted to kidnap a crypto holder for the 4th time (Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire)

December 1, 2025 : The father of an entrepreneur based in Dubai victim of a violent kidnapping in the middle of the street (Val-d'Oise)

December 18, 2025 : A professional in the sector and his partner held hostage at their home (La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime)

January 6, 2026 : A young woman held hostage by several hooded individuals (Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)

January 9, 2026 : An engineer kidnapped from his home (Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet, Maine-et-Loire)

January 9, 2026 : A cryptocurrency investor and his family tied up and beaten at home (Verneuil-sur-Seine, Yvelines)