$BTC Bitcoin Kingpin Kidnapped, Finger Cut Off for 10 Million USD Ransom

Bitcoin kingpin, millionaire David Balland and his wife were kidnapped by a group of criminals from their home on January 21, demanding a ransom of 10 million USD.

The National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN), France's elite tactical police unit specialized in hostage situations, was dispatched to find the couple.

Raiding a remote house about 65 km away, near Châteauroux, GIGN found David Balland covered in blood and bruises and missing a finger.