Odaily Planet Daily reported that three men were sentenced to 12 years in prison for kidnapping cryptocurrency investor Stephane Winkel's wife in Belgium and were ordered to pay at least $1.2 million in compensation to the victim. This case is part of a rise in cryptocurrency-related kidnapping cases across Europe, with Belgian law enforcement pursuing the masterminds behind multiple attacks. Prosecutors at the Brussels Criminal Court stated that the three men kidnapped the spouse outside the Winkel couple's residence, forcibly stuffed her into a French-registered truck, and then sped towards the coast. Stephane Winkel immediately called the police, who successfully crashed the vehicle out of a ditch near Bruges and arrested the three adults inside; a teenage accomplice suspected of involvement has been transferred to juvenile court. (The Block)