Daughter of Crypto CEO Was Attacked in Paris
The daughter and grandson of a French cryptocurrency CEO were the victims of a shocking and brazen attack in Paris Tuesday.
Video of the incident is circulating on social media. In the clip, masked and armed men can be seen jumping out of a vehicle and assaulting the woman and her young son while trying to force them into a van. The woman's partner attempted to interfere and was also beaten.
The woman resisted the men, and according to local outlet France 24, was able to grab one of the assailants' handguns and toss it away. Her screams were heard by a passerby who intervened with a fire extinguisher as a weapon.
The attackers eventually fled in the van. France 24 reports that the woman is the daughter of the CEO and co-founder of Paymium, a French cryptocurrency exchange platform.
Today's attack is the latest in a reported string of crimes against French cryptocurrency traders.
In January, French crypto boss David Balland and his partner were kidnapped, with Balland losing a finger, which kidnappers cut off. At least nine people were eventually detained for the crime, including the alleged mastermind.
Additionally, earlier this month, criminals kidnapped a man in order to attempt to force his son, a cryptocurrency millionaire, to pay a large ransom. Police arrested seven people following a raid to free the man.
As for Tuesday's event, Paris prosecutors told TMZ that authorities have "opened an investigation into the offenses of attempted arrest, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or arbitrary detention committed by an organized gang, aggravated violence by three circumstances for having been committed with a weapon, in a group, and by individuals concealing their faces, and participation in a criminal conspiracy for the purpose of preparing a crime."
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