The Vast Majority of Crypto Wrench Attacks Happen in France: Report

Cointelegraph Staff

(11:07 PM UTC)

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About 70% of all wrench attacks, physical attacks against crypto holders and their families, carried out in an attempt to steal digital assets, occur in France, according to Bitcoin journalist Joe Nakamoto.

There have been 41 crypto-related kidnappings in France so far in 2026, Nakamoto said, or about one attack every two and a half days, he added.

He attributed the rise in wrench…

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