According to PANews, several kidnapping incidents targeting cryptocurrency individuals have recently occurred in France, raising concerns within the crypto community about the safety of the ETHCC conference in Cannes. The leader of the 'Whale Hunting Squad', KOL @Cbb0fe, stated that due to these incidents, he would forgo attending this year's ETHCC in Cannes, believing the risk-reward ratio to be poor and opting to stay home to safely research cryptocurrencies.