Crypto industry leaders strengthen personal security and require more bodyguard services in response to a recent series of kidnappings and ransom attempts in the world – in particular in France – targeting investors and professionals in the sector.
According to a Bloomberg reportInfinite Risks International, a private security company based in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, notes more requests on bodyguard services and long-term customers registering for a private security detail.
In addition, officials of the application of French laws have recently announced Improved safety measures For entrepreneurs and cryptographic investors, following at least three separate removal incidents so far in 2025.
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The measures include security briefings and accelerated access to police lines in an emergency for entrepreneurs and their families.
The French Authorities of the Application of Laws also advised Crypto investors not to announce their wealth or to wear crypto brand clothes, which has reduced their chances of becoming targets. The disturbing chain of incidents highlights the need for proactive security measures and vigilance for cryptography investors and industry professionals.
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A recent series of kidnappings and ransom attempts has an impact on France
David Balland, the co-founder of the Ledger equipment portfolio company, was kidnapped in January 2025 and held for ransom for several days before being Saved by French police.
In May 2024, the father of an unnamed crypto entrepreneur was released from a ransom attempt After French officials of the application of laws made a descent into a suburb of Paris where the individual was held hostage by organized criminals.
According to For the Parisian, the suspects broke one of the victim’s fingers – with a disturbing similarity with other cases of abduction linked to the crypto in France where the victim was mutilated by the suspects.
Shortly after, on May 13, Pierre Noizat’s family, co -founder and CEO of French Crypto Exchange Paymium, was targeted in an abduction attempt.
Several masked attackers physically attacked the family in the street and tried to force the girl and the grandson of Noizat in a van in broad daylight.
The girl and another pedestrian managed to fight the attackers and force them to withdraw, preventing the family from being removed.
The great visibility and the arms of the crime have sent shock waves through the world of cryptography, the French Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau Call for a meeting with industry leaders To discuss incidents and offer improved security measures for risk cryptography professionals and high -value investors.
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