The great fear of crypto influencers in the face of the threat of kidnapping

Testimonials – While a new sequestration affair with request for ransoms was revealed on Sunday, the most prominent digital asset holders take drastic measures to protect themselves.

«It’s terrible but we already know that there will be others. We don’t know just when. ” The speech of Own Simonin, alias Hasheur, are always eagerly awaited on X, a social network where this influencer and speaker specializing in cryptocurrencies accumulates more than 445,000 subscribers. But the message posted Sunday May 4 at 9:10 am was neither an investment council, nor a popular exercise. It is a cry of the heart, in reaction to the abduction of the father of a French entrepreneur who made a fortune in the cryptos, released this Sunday in Essonne after a spectacular assault by the BRI. The kidnappers had kidnapped the victim in the heart of Paris on Thursday and went so far as to run a finger to get a ransom of several million euros. Their loot is ultimately zero, but the news is blowing a wind of panic in the world of virtual assets, where influencers and investors fear being the next on the list.