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Four men held a French family captive and stole €40,000 in cryptocurrency

First reported September 20, 2026 by Crypto.news · covered by 4 sources

In short

Four masked men reportedly entered a family home in northern France, restrained the parents and their two children, and forced the father, who works in the cryptocurrency sector, to transfer about €40,000 in digital assets. Police are seeking four suspects, and no arrests have been reported.

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Written by our news service from the 4 sources below, updated September 23, 2026.

Timeline
  1. Sep 20, 15:09 UTC · Crypto.news
    France crypto home attack steals €40,000: Report ↗
  2. Sep 20, 18:23 UTC · U.Today
    More French Crypto Crime: Family Tied Up at Home ↗
  3. Sep 20, 21:31 UTC · Bitcoin.com News
    Four Armed Men Tie up Family in French Crypto Home Invasion ↗
  4. Sep 21, 05:27 UTC · BeInCrypto
    French Crypto Worker Forced to Transfer €40,000 as Gang Ties Up Family ↗
  5. Sep 21, 10:29 UTC · Crypto.news
    French family bound for hours as attackers demand €40,000 in crypto ↗
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More French Crypto Crime: Family Tied Up at Home

More French Crypto Crime: Family Tied Up at Home

A French family was tied up and held captive in their home after masked attackers allegedly targeted the father over his cryptocurrency involvement, forcing him to transfer roughly €40,000 in crypto.

Sep 20, 2026 · byU.Today
Four Armed Men Tie up Family in French Crypto Home Invasion

Four Armed Men Tie up Family in French Crypto Home Invasion

Cryptocurrency networks are secured by advanced mathematics, but criminal networks in France are bypassing it entirely with iron bars and home invasions. In a terrifying new trend labeled “crypto-rapts,” organized gangs are targeting families to force physical transfers of digital wealth. The latest strike this weekend in northern France involved four armed men holding a […]

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Sep 20, 2026 · byBitcoin.com News
French Crypto Worker Forced to Transfer €40,000 as Gang Ties Up Family

French Crypto Worker Forced to Transfer €40,000 as Gang Ties Up Family

Four hooded men broke into a family home in northern France over the weekend and forced the father, who works in the cryptocurrency sector, to transfer 40,000 euros in digital assets. The intruders bound both parents and their two children, aged 8 and 12, with black tape before feeling. The police have made no arrests The post French Crypto Worker Forced to Transfer €40,000 as Gang Ties Up Family appeared first on BeInCrypto .

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Sep 21, 2026 · byBeInCrypto