David Balland, founder of French cryptocurrency firm Ledger, and his wife were kidnapped from their home in Vierzon and held for ransom. The authorities mobilized a large-scale operation involving over 230 officers for their rescue. They were freed without shots being fired due to the efforts of a specialized hostage rescue unit. The kidnappers demanded a cryptocurrency ransom from another Ledger founder, with investigations ongoing regarding the ransom amount. Media were instructed to withhold information to protect the couple's safety during the incident.
This was an extremely complex case, said Gen. Ghislain Rety, the head of an elite unit specializing in hostage rescue that freed the couple.
The kidnappers had contacted another founder at Ledger and demanded that a large ransom be paid using cryptocurrency.
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