France Crypto Crime: Couple Held at Knifepoint and Forced to Transfer Nearly $1M in Bitcoin

11-Mar-2026 Bitcoin.com

Armed criminals posing as police officers forced a French couple to transfer roughly $980,000 worth of bitcoin during a violent home invasion on Monday in Chesnay, France, in what authorities say is part of a growing wave of crypto-linked kidnappings across the country. France Investigates €900K Bitcoin Extortion After Home Invasion in Yvelines French authorities […]

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