The French police are investigating a big jump in kidnappings where wealthy crypto investors hold six figures or more.
Usually happening online after fake 'investing' offers lure victims via chat apps like Telegram,
they're held against their will in places called "dark hotels" often in the Balkans. Their ransom is demanded and paid in Bitcoin, which aims to confuse law enforcement about who might be behind it all.
This anonymous digital currency makes tracing the criminals harder as these attac