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Thwarted Robbery, Crypto Workers in France Seize Perpetrator's Weapon to Secure Private Key

A crypto industry professional in Montpellier, France, successfully thwarted an armed robbery on April 11, 2026. The perpetrator, disguised as a courier, took the victim's family hostage and demanded the private key to drain the contents of the victim's crypto wallet. Taking advantage of the perpetrator’s lapse while on the phone, the victim resisted physically and managed to seize the firearm before the perpetrator fled the scene.
​Local police managed to secure the 25-year-old male suspect after a three-day chase. The investigation revealed that the incident was a coordinated attack orchestrated by a criminal kingpin, driven by monitoring the victim’s digital trail on social media. The suspect now faces charges of attempted robbery, after firing a shot during the incident to forcibly drain the victim’s crypto wallet.
​The incident further underscores the rising trend of physical crimes involving crypto in France, which recorded 40 similar cases throughout the beginning of 2026. Security experts warn that crypto asset holders are now the primary targets of international syndicates to directly extract physical assets. Crypto traders and investors are advised to minimize exposure of their asset holdings in public spaces to avoid potential organized attacks in the real world
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