French Ministry of the Interior: 90 cases involving kidnapping, extortion, and other crimes related to crypto assets recorded as of mid-August this year.

PANews October 9 news, according to Cointelegraph, data provided to it by the French Ministry of the Interior shows that from January 1 to mid-August 2026, France recorded 90 cases related to cryptocurrencies, including kidnapping, extortion, threats, and violent theft, averaging about one every two and a half days. From January to July this year, a total of 223 people were arrested and 126 imprisoned in related cases. The ministry said that there were no statistics on the same basis in 2025, so a direct year-on-year comparison cannot be made.