Vendin-le-Vieil stories

Armed gang ties up French crypto worker's family, forces €40,000 transfer in home invasion

Four hooded men broke into a family home in Vendin-le-Vieil, northern France, and restrained a cryptocurrency worker, his wife, and their two children, forcing the father to transfer €40,000 in digital assets before fleeing. The incident is part of a growing trend of violent "crypto-rapts" targeting cryptocurrency holders in France.