France Nabs 25 in Crypto Kidnapping Ring—Six Were Underage
13
2
French authorities just dropped the hammer on a crypto-linked crime spree. Twenty-five suspects—half-dozen still in high school—now face charges for abduction schemes tied to digital asset extortion.
Teenagers with side hustles used to mean lawn mowing or babysitting. Now? Allegedly orchestrating ransom demands paid in untraceable coins. How’s that for Gen Z entrepreneurship?
The case exposes crypto’s dark underbelly—where decentralized dreams meet old-school violence. Meanwhile, traditional banks still can’t decide whether to ban Bitcoin or buy the dip.
By:
