France Logs 90 Bitcoin-Related Attacks in 7 Months, Report Says

French authorities have logged 90 cases involving kidnapping, abduction, extortion, threats, and violent robberies tied to cryptocurrency in just over seven months, according to figures provided to Cointelegraph by the French Interior Ministry. The ministry’s data covers Jan. 1 through mid-August 2026 . During the same period, authorities recorded 223 arrests , and from January through July 126 people were imprisoned . With the reported incidents averaging roughly one every two and a half days , the scale is drawing attention—especially given the lack of an official year-on-year baseline for 2025, since the tracking began on Jan. 1, 2026.

Source: Crypto Breaking News