French police make more arrests in crypto kidnapping case

The father of an unnamed crypto entrepreneur was held captive at a property for several days until a May 3 police raid liberated him.

French police have reportedly made more arrests in the abduction of a crypto entrepreneur’s father whose finger was severed as part of the ransom demands. 

The state-owned media outlet France 24 reported on Wednesday that police have arrested several people suspected of involvement in the kidnapping, citing a source close to the case.

There has been a growing number of crypto kidnappings in 2025, several of them in France, leading to crypto entrepreneurs beefing up their security measures, and French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau calling a meeting to discuss the issue.

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