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A 35-year-old former crypto trader was allegedly kidnapped and tortured in Paris, with captors demanding €10,000 ransom before releasing him with a swollen face.
France leads Europe with 10 crypto-related…
Alena Vranova, founder of SatoshiLabs, warned of the increase in wrench attacks, physical assaults and abductions carried out against Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto holders in an attempt to steal their…
Crypto custodians are reporting increased interest in their services amid the rising frequency of so-called “$5 wrench attacks” on cryptocurrency traders, investors and project leaders.In the last year, several high-profile…
Bitcoin “wrench attacks” — a violent form of cryptocurrency theft — could see its worst year in 2025, with criminals spurred on by Bitcoin’s soaring market value, according to Chainalysis.“Wrench…