French minister to meet crypto firms after kidnapping attempt

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According to a May 14 France24 report, French interior minister Bruno Retailleau has invited crypto professionals to meet him after a brazen attempt to kidnap the daughter and grandson of Pierre Noizat, the co-founder and CEO of French crypto exchange Paymium.”I will assemble businesspeople working in cryptocurrencies, and we have a few of those in France, at the interior ministry to work with them on their security,” Retailleau reportedly told the Europe 1/CNews broadcaster.

Un homme a surgi, extincteur à la main, pour les faire fuir.→ pic.twitter.com/9f4r2Gi7ho— Le Figaro (@Le_Figaro) May 13, 2025Growing risk for cryptoholdersJameson Lopp, a cypherpunk and co-founder of self-custodial firm Casa, has created a list on GitHub recording dozens of offline crypto robberies, with 22 incidents of in-person crypto-related theft so far this year.

The French interior minister reportedly plans to meet cryptocurrency professionals in the aftermath of a violent kidnapping attempt on the family of a crypto exchange executive in Paris.

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Author / Journalist: Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski

Category: Crypto

Markets: United StatesFrance

Topics: Co-founder Meet Paris Minister Interior Crypto Attacks Kidnapping French Daughter Professionals

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Published On: 2025-05-14 @ 15:28:21 (15 hours ago)

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