ChainCatcher message, French Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau forwarded a news article on X. The news reported that the father of a crypto billionaire was kidnapped for ransom in Paris and has now been rescued. It is reported that the crypto billionaire owns a cryptocurrency management company in Malta, and his father was kidnapped around 10:30 AM on Thursday, with a ransom demand of 5-7 million euros via bank transfer. Currently, four individuals involved in the case have been arrested and detained, and the related news did not disclose the name or other information about the crypto billionaire.

Previously, it was reported that Ledger co-founder David Balland was also kidnapped in France earlier this year. In that incident, David Balland was ultimately rescued, but it was reported that one of his fingers was severed.