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#According to French authorities, roughly 40 cryptocurrency-related kidnappings and hostage-takings since the start of the year. Advertisement Criminal syndicates are increasingly targeting digital as

#According to French authorities, roughly 40 cryptocurrency-related kidnappings and hostage-takings since the start of the year.  Advertisement Criminal syndicates are increasingly targeting digital asset investors, institutional executives, and their families in calculated plots to extort irreversible crypto ransoms.Escalating crypto extortion Cryptocurrency-related abductions were considered to be "marginal" and barely known before 2024. However, the threat landscape shifted drastically over the past two years. HOT Stories Shiba Inu (SHIB) Most Stable It Has Ever Been, Hyperliquid (HYPE) on Verge of New ATH, XRP Price Spikes Through First Resistance: Crypto Market Review Veteran Chartist Brandt Rejects Bitcoin Bull Flag Narrative According to Annabelle Vandendriessche, head of the French interior ministry's Service for Information, Intelligence, and Strategic Analysis on Organised Crime (Sirasco), the trend gained significant momentum in 2025. Advertisement The violent nature of such crimes grabbed international headlines in January 2025. Back then, kidnappers targeted David Balland, a French crypto boss and co-founder of the hardware wallet firm Ledge. They severed Balland's finger to extort a hefty crypto ransom. Balland was freed the following day, and his girlfriend was later discovered tied up in the trunk of a car. You Might Also Like Tue, 04/07/2026 - 21:14 French Artist Blames Government For Surge In Crypto Wrench Attacks ByAlex Dovbnya The frequency of these specialized kidnappings has accelerated since then.  Advertisement The perpetrators are becoming highly organized, with the modus operandi varying significantly from case to case. However, a common thread involves decentralized crime rings. The masterminds orchestrating these abductions are often based entirely abroad and use "on-the-ground" henchmen for doing their dirty work. Recently, a crew of five individuals carried out a kidnapping in the southern French town of Anglet. They were actively hunti

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Strategy shares surge above $170 amid Bitcoin price rebound


Strategy Inc., the company formerly known as MicroStrategy that has essentially become a publicly traded Bitcoin fund, saw its stock price climb near $170 on April 17. That’s a 15% daily jump that pushed shares decisively above the $160 level for the first time in weeks.

The move comes as Bitcoin itself recovers from a bruising dip to roughly $74K earlier this month. For a stock with a beta of 3.56 relative to Bitcoin, meaning it tends to amplify $BTC’s moves by more than three times, the rebound was predictably dramatic.

The numbers behind the bounce

Here’s the thing about Strategy: it’s not really a software company anymore, despite what its legacy business might suggest. The company now sits on approximately 780,897 $BTC, valued at around $58.96 billion. That makes it the largest corporate Bitcoin holder on the planet by a wide margin.

The average cost per coin across that massive war chest is roughly $75,580. In English: at Bitcoin’s recent low of $74K, the entire position was briefly underwater. Not a comfortable place to be when you’re holding nearly $59 billion in a single asset.

Strategy didn’t just ride the dip out passively, either. The company scooped up an additional 4,871 $BTC in early April for approximately $330 million, paying around $67,718 per coin. That’s buying aggressively while the market was in freefall, a move that either looks genius or reckless depending on where Bitcoin goes next.

For context on just how fearful the market has been: the crypto Fear & Greed Index sat at 12, deep in “extreme fear” territory, for 47 consecutive days in early April. That’s nearly seven straight weeks of maximum pessimism. The last time the index lingered that low for that long was during the 2022 bear market.

Against that backdrop, anyone who bought Strategy shares during last

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France's finance minister calls for more euro stablecoins in sign of government policy shift


Europe needs more euro-issued stablecoins and banks across the European Union (EU) countries must explore tokenized deposits, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said Friday, according to Reuters.

The statements signal a potential shift in stance within the French government and its central bank.

Lescure expressed support for Qivalis, a group of 12 European banks, including BBVA, ING, UniCredit and BNP Paribas, that are set to launch a euro-pegged stablecoin ‌in ⁠the second half of 2026, in a move they hope will counter U.S. dominance in digital payments.

"That is what we need and that is what we want." Lescure said. "I also strongly encourage banks to further explore the launch of tokenised deposits."

He also said that the relatively small volume of euro-pegged stablecoins compared to dollar-pegged ones was "not satisfactory".

Former Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire spearheaded a strict regulatory stance against privately-issued fiat-pegged cryptocurrencies, saying they “had no place on European soil” and were a threat to “the sovereignty of nations.” And in 2023, La Maire was linked to a EU document revealing the European Commission’s plan to halt stablecoins from becoming widely used in place of fiat currency.

More recently, during a live confrontation with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong over stablecoins and yields, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau warned that stablecoins and tokenized private money could accelerate what he framed as a political threat. “The first threat is privatization of money, and loss of monetary sovereignty,” he added.

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Bitcoin is once again at the center of global attention and not just because of price. In today’s market, BTC is moving in a complex environment shaped by macroeconomics, geopolitical tension, and liq


Bitcoin is once again at the center of global attention  and not just because of price.

In today’s market, BTC is moving in a complex environment shaped by macroeconomics, geopolitical tension, and liquidity flows. Interest rate expectations, inflation data, and global conflicts are all influencing how investors position themselves.

We’re seeing a pattern:
Short-term volatility driven by news, but long-term conviction remains strong.

Institutional interest continues to grow, while retail traders react quickly to market sentiment. This creates sharp moves — both up and down — making Bitcoin one of the most dynamic assets to watch right now.
BTC is no longer just a speculative asset.
It’s becoming a macro-sensitive instrument.
The question is no longer *if* Bitcoin will move 
but *when*, and *how big*.
Stay sharp. The market is watching.

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