Cointelegraph(@Cointelegraph):🇫🇷 HUGE: French authorities have recorded 90 crypto-related cases of kidnapping, extortion, threats and violent theft in just seven months. Leaked or stolen tax records that reveal the identities and holdings of crypto owners are believed to be behind the surge in "$5 wrench attacks." Cointelegraph Magazine asks what makes France such a hotspot.

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2026.10.09 13:31

🇫🇷 HUGE: French authorities have recorded 90 crypto-related cases of kidnapping, extortion, threats and violent theft in just seven months. Leaked or stolen tax records that reveal the identities and holdings of crypto owners are believed to be behind the surge in "$5 wrench attacks." Cointelegraph Magazine asks what makes France such a hotspot.