A man working in the cryptos were attacked by five individuals, Tuesday August 5, 2025 in the evening, in the Palace Peninsula in Paris. The criminals left with the equivalent of 2 million euros in Bitcoin and an iPhone before being arrested a few minutes later.
A crypto pro attacked in the heart of Paris
Should the Crypto community still worry about its safety? This kidnapping affair linked to cryptocurrencies Unveiled today raises the question again. Indeed, Tuesday, August 5, around 7:15 p.m., police were called in emergency by the Peninsula staff, a 5 -star palace located on avenue KlĆ©ber, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. One of their customers, presented as “A cryptocurrency professional”by our colleagues from Parisiansuffered an assault.
The criminals were five in number; They threatened the victim and took him near the Arc de Triomphe, launching him: “You give us 400,000 euros and it’s over”. After having beaten him, they torn away “his hard drive” (according to Le Parisien) containing 2 million euros in Bitcoinin addition to his iPhone.
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Is it a new attack on cryptocurrency holders as they multiplied this first half of 2025 in France? Perhaps not: obviously, the victim had already faced this group a week earlier and threatened by a weapon. This attack would be linked to a debt of 40,000 euros that he would have contracted with a neighboring night club.
Suspects were very quickly arrested by the anti -crime brigade of the 8th arrondissement. The case was then entrusted to the brigade of repression of banditry (BRB), and the five men are currently in police custody.
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Investigators must now determine why the attackers attacked the victim’s cryptocurrencies. Was the debt mentioned only a pretext to target the 2 million euros in Bitcoin in its possession?
As a reminder, the attacks targeting cryptocurrencies have multiplied In recent months in France: in early May, Parisian police have released the father of a manager of a crypto platform kidnapped and mutilated, shortly after the kidnapping of David Balland, co -founder of Ledger.
Ten days later, the girl and the grandson of Pierre Noizat, CEO of Paymium, narrowly escaped an abduction in broad daylight in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. In July, a woman was even attacked at home for her cryptos.
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Contacted by our colleagues, the Paris prosecutor’s office said that the “Investigations and hearings continue” To shed light on this attack.
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Source: Le Parisien
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After training in journalism, I worked for a few years in general press before discovering the world of personal finance and the scholarship. Fallen into cryptos since 2020, I am particularly interested in the decryption of news that influence the Cryptos markets. My goal? Always teach my readers more by providing the most precise and the most just possible information.
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