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France recorded 90 crypto-related violent crime cases in seven months

Cointelegraph reports that French authorities recorded 90 crypto-related cases involving kidnapping, extortion, threats and violent theft over seven months, and asks why France is a hotspot.

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French authorities recorded 90 crypto-related cases involving kidnapping, extortion, threats and violent theft in seven months.

“French authorities recorded 90 crypto-related cases involving kidnapping, extortion, threats and violent theft in seven months.”
Cointelegraph

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Cointelegraph newswire 2026-10-09 13:30 UTC
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