A disturbing pattern of violent crimes against cryptocurrency investors has emerged across France, with Telegram‘s founder Pavel Durov drawing direct connections between the escalating attacks and compromised government tax information. In a statement shared on X, Durov revealed that approximately 41 individuals holding cryptocurrency assets have been abducted in France from the beginning of 2026. This translates to an average of one kidnapping incident occurring every 60 hours. {tweet} “More data = more victims,” Durov stated, highlighting what he characterized as widespread leaks from tax administration databases ... (full story)