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Attempted kidnap of a daughter of a crypto exec.

 

Paris: Relatives of a Cryptocurrency Company Executive Escape Kidnapping in Broad Daylight

On Tuesday morning, the daughter of a cryptocurrency executive was the target of a kidnapping attempt in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. Three masked men tried to forcibly get her into a van.

Relatives of a high-profile figure in the cryptocurrency world narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt this Tuesday morning in central Paris. Three men, whose faces were concealed, attempted—unsuccessfully—to force a mother into a van marked with the Chronopost logo. The incident occurred around 8:20 a.m. on Rue Pache.

According to a police source, the 34-year-old victim was accompanied by her 2-year-old child. It remains unclear how the child was spared during the incident. The woman managed to escape thanks to the intervention of the child’s father.

The man stepped in and was physically attacked by the kidnappers. The shocking scene unfolded in front of many bystanders, who were afraid to intervene despite the victim’s screams. One of the attackers apparently dropped a handgun—its authenticity remains unknown—before the group fled the scene in a panic, getting back into the van.

The vehicle was later found abandoned on another street in the same arrondissement. According to our information, the woman is the daughter of the CEO of a cryptocurrency purchasing platform.

The Paris public prosecutor’s office has assigned the case to the anti-gang unit (brigade de répression du banditisme) for further investigation.

 

Just a month ago, the father of a crypto millionaire was kidnapped and lost a finger for the cause.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250504-kidnapped-dad-of-crypto-firm-boss-released-in-french-police-raid

The father of a crypto-millionaire who was abducted in Paris on Thursday was freed by French police in a weekend raid, prosecutors said. The kidnappers chopped one of the father's fingers off, a source close to the investigation said, and had tried to force his son to pay a ransom of between five million and seven million euros. 

 

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