A crypto boss’s daughter and her 2-year-old toddler were very nearly kidnapped by a gang in broad daylight in Paris this week, but were fortunately able to fight their attackers off with some help from the public.
The unnamed woman, 34, her husband and her two-year-old child were attacked by three masked men who tried to bundle her into a delivery van at 8.20am on Tuesday. Here’s the footage:
Sous un autre angle. Ils avaient bel et bien armes et couteaux. pic.twitter.com/qJncPL0LI8
— Mavrick1402 (@mavrick1402) May 13, 2025
And another angle:
🚨🇫🇷 ALERTE INFO | La fille d’un dirigeant d’une société de cryptomonnaie, accompagnée de son enfant de 2 ans, a échappé de peu à une tentative D’ENLÈVEMENT ce matin en plein Paris. (Le Parisien) pic.twitter.com/RyJJl0wJW5
— Cerfia (@CerfiaFR) May 13, 2025
Scary stuff. At one point, the woman manages to grab one of the attacker’s guns and throws it into the street, where a bystander picks it up. Apparently the dad sustained some injuries by shielding his family and ensuring they weren’t going to get bundled into the van. Big respect also to the man who came running out of the café and threw a fire extinguisher at the gang as they quickly realised their kidnap attempt had been foiled.
It’s looking like a dangerous time to be a crypto owner in Paris in particular. Earlier this month, on May 1, a crypto entrepreneur’s father had his finger chopped off during a 48-hour ordeal in a building in Paris after being bundled into a delivery van.
Footage of the amputation was sent to his son along with a demand for £4-£6 million. He was rescued by police before five people were arrested.
Back in January, David Balland, co-founder of Ledger, and his wife were kidnapped from their home in the Cher region, around 150 miles south of Paris. One of his fingers was chopped off by his kidnappers who wanted an £8.4 million ransom.
So basically, if you’ve got a f*ck ton of crypto, it’s probably best to keep quiet about it, especially in Paris. Word to the wise.
For the crypto trader who shot himself on livestream after losing $500 in a meme coin scam, click HERE.
