France’s Crypto Kidnapping Crisis: 41 Attacks in 3.5 Months, Tax Data Leaks, and the Peril of Centralized Power
In the first three and a half months of 2026, French authorities documented 41 kidnappings or attempted abductions explicitly linked to cryptocurrency holdings. That averages out to roughly one every 2.5 days. These are not abstract statistics or distant cybercrimes—they are violent, physical “wrench attacks” where armed gangs…
