90 Crypto Kidnappings and Robberies in 7 Months: Why France Is the Most Dangerous Country for Bitcoin Holders

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.France logged 90 crypto kidnappings, extortions and violent thefts this year, one every 2.5 days. Leaked tax data is to blame. Here is how to protect yourself.The cryptography protecting your $Bitcoin is nearly unbreakable. The front door of your house is not. France has just put a number on that uncomfortable truth: 90 cases of crypto-related kidnapping, abduction, extortion, threats and violent theft between January 1 and mid-August 2026, according to figures the French Interior Ministry provided to Cointelegraph. That is a new case roughly every two and a half days.Police made 223 arrests and jailed 126 people over the period. And yet the attacks keep spreading, from Paris to Marseille, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Grenoble and Nantes.Why Is France the World Capital of Crypto Wrench Attacks?A "wrench attack" is crypto slang for the oldest hack in the book: skip the encryption and threaten the person holding the keys. France has topped the global leaderboard for years. Jameson Lopp's...