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Gunmen Target Crypto Holders in France, Extort €700,000 From Family
Two armed intruders forced a family in Ploudalmézeau, northwest France, to transfer approximately €700,000 ($820,000) in cryptocurrency during a home invasion, according to local media reports. The incident adds to a growing pattern of physical coercion crimes targeting digital asset holders in the country. The attackers, described as hooded and carrying a firearm, entered a home occupied by a mother, her two young children, and two grandparents. The three adults were bound and held on the floor for more than three hours while the assailants demanded access to the family’s crypto holdings. The mother eventually ... (full story)