More than ten arrests of French cryptocurrency kidnapping plans

French police arrested more than 20 people after a number of kidnappings targeting encrypted entrepreneurs and their families.

The authorities said that the arrests were related to the investigations in an attempt to kidnap a modern in Nantes and an attempt to kidnap a woman and a child in Paris in May.

Accidents have raised concerns about the safety of those with cryptocurrencies that can make them a target for criminals looking for ransom payments.

Earlier this month, French Interior Minister Bruno Retario pledged to enhance security throughout the country’s CEO and their families.

A total of 24 people have been held, according to French news port.

The arrests were connected to an unsuccessful attempt by A masked gang to kidnap the daughter and grandson of a young man, the head of an encrypted currency in Paris On May 13.

The French media described the couple as the relatives of Pierre Nizat, the co -founder of the French Bitcoin Plastic Platform Paymium.

The arrests were also made on an attempt to kidnap against a person with relations with the encryption sector that the police loved in the Nantes area in western France on Monday, local media reported.

Police sources said that the police intervened before the attack.

Other incidents of kidnappings or kidnapping attempts occurred throughout the country in recent months, including the case Millionaire’s father is an encrypted currency collected in a car by men in Balcalavas, Paris on May 1.

Le Parisien said that his kidnapping asked his wealthy son to pay a ransom of 5-7 million euros (4.2-5.9 million pounds).

The victim had one finger missing when he was saved by the police a few days after a house in Balsu, south of Paris, according to the French media.

These incidents follow the kidnapping of David Balind, co -founder of Cryptocurrency Ledger, who was kidnapped with his wife in their home in central France in January.

The French media reported that the couple were rescued by the police within days and Mr. Balind had cut his finger.

Criminal criminals demanded a ransom of 10 million euros (8.5 million pounds). Six men and women were previously arrested regarding this case.

In response to the commodity of attacks against those who have links to the encrypted currency sector, Retailleu held an emergency meeting with industrial leaders in mid -May.

At the meeting, he promised that the “entire state apparatus” “was completely filled to track down the perpetrators of this violence and incite this violence and put them out of work,” according to French media reports.