· in these examples, perpetrators attempted to obtain the victim’s cryptocurrency through home invasion, extortion, blackmail, armed robbery, swatting, assault or even murder. · at least four different kidnappings and attempts have been made against wealthy crypto investors in the last six months. Crypto owners are being kidnapped , tortured, and extorted across the globe. · the headline-grabbing tale of an italian man who said he was kidnapped and tortured for weeks inside an upscale manhattan townhouse by captors seeking his bitcoin highlights a dark corner of the cryptocurrency world: A security guard is seen talking on a handheld radio. From france and india to latin america and nigeria, these incidents are rising with alarming frequency as criminals. The threat of violence by thieves seeking digital assets. French police are investigating a series of abductions of cryptocurrency millionaires after storming a house near paris and rescuing a man whose finger was severed by kidnappers demanding a ransom. · in a chilling reminder of cryptocurrency s darker implications, the co-founder of hardware wallet maker ledger endured a horrific ordeal this week that has sent shockwaves through the digital. · a spate of abductions has sent crypto executives and wealthy investors in search of ways to protect themselves.
