In Troyes, a new crypto entrepreneur was kidnapped by 4 individuals against Rançon, and would now be fortunately safe. While such newspapers are increasingly common, we can wonder if traditional media and policies do not have their share of responsibility.
New abduction in the crypto ecosystem
This week, the cryptocurrency ecosystem was shocked by what happened to David Balland, one of the co -founders of Ledger, as well as his wife. It also seems that this episode has given stupid ideas to other people with dubious morality, given that a new crypto entrepreneur would have been removed in Troyesaccording to the Sunday Journal (the JDD).
Indeed, the 30-year-old entrepreneur, whose name was not revealed, had an appointment with a supposed customer, which was actually an ambush. Subsequently, the interested party was kidnapped, while the ransom for his release was set at 20,000 euros. Fortunately, The entrepreneur would have however managed to alert a loved onewhich made it possible to prevent the authorities.
Thus, he could quickly be found “healthy“, While the 4 suspects involved in this kidnapping were arrested.
Do politicians and the media have their share of responsibility?
While these unhappy divest facts seem to multiply, we can wonder if the media and political figures do not have their share of responsibility. And for good reason, when Bitcoin (BTC) and the other cryptocurrencies make the news, blunders and manifest ignorance are often what marks the most.
To take a recent example, Olivier Ravanello intervened this week live on BFM to comment on the ban on digital currencies of central banks (MNBC) by Donald Trump. Here, the “consultant” argues that Bitcoin would belong “to a boyfriendFrom Donald Trumpwho would be none other than Michael Saylor:
Just ! Michael Saylor to be precise bigger Bitcoin holder
– Olivierravanello (@Oravanello) January 24, 2025
If such an error ready to smile, it actually testifies to the ignorance of the general public. Although in this specific case, it would have been more judicious to work on the subject upstream, Alexandre Stachtchenko, the person responsible for the Paymium strategy, pointed out media habits which are much more damaging than this error in the microphone D 'Alexandra Bensaid on France Inter.
And for good reason, cryptocurrencies are still far too presented as intraçable or like cybercrime instruments:
“For a few years, when we talk about #cryptosIt is to talk about either crime or a casino where you make a lot of money. There is an atmosphere not totally true around cryptos and which makes us targets in spite of us ” @Stachalex #Narretepasleco @Franceinter pic.twitter.com/bclcsyvxo
– Alexandra Bensaid (@alex_bensaid) January 25, 2025
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While in the case of David Balland's kidnapping, Tether and the Seal 911 teams played a crucial role in monitoring and freezing of the funds sent for the ransom, we have the naivety to believe that this episode will perhaps allow be to make the general public understand that The cryptocurrencies are far from intraçable.
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Source: JDD
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Since 2021, I have devoted my free time to seriously train myself on cryptocurrencies in order to acquire maximum knowledge and credibility. I often have the opportunity to carry out interviews with influential personalities from the blockchain industry. I also conduct in -depth analyzes on web3 themes to offer exclusive content to cryptoast readers.
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