In the suburbs of Paris, in the Le Chene area, a group of three unknown men posing as police officers carried out a brazen attack on a married couple. The assailants broke into the home early in the morning, forcing the woman to open the door after identifying themselves as law enforcement. Inside the house, the attackers held the victims captive, threatening them with a knife, and demanded that they transfer funds in cryptocurrency.
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“Under the threat of a knife, the victim was forced to transfer about $1 million in Bitcoin.”
Intimidating the woman, one of the assailants threatened her with death if her partner did not comply with their demands. Under pressure, the man sent approximately one million dollars worth of Bitcoin to the specified cryptocurrency wallet. After seizing the funds, the attackers tied up both victims and left them on the couch before fleeing the scene in a van.
Details of the Attack and Consequences for the Victims
After the robbers fled, the woman, despite suffering a shoulder injury, managed to free herself and helped her partner. She later sought help from a neighbor. According to sources, the woman sustained only minor physical injuries.
The Versailles prosecutor’s office confirmed the theft of cryptocurrency, but details of the investigation are currently not being disclosed. The case is being investigated by the French judicial police’s Brigade for the Fight Against Banditry, which specializes in organized crime. The case involves suspicions of theft, armed robbery, participation in a criminal group, and conspiracy.
Increase in Cryptocurrency-Related Crimes in France
French law enforcement officials have noted an increase in violent crimes related to cryptocurrencies. From July 2023 to the end of 2025, the police investigated about 40 similar cases. Recently, several high-profile attacks on digital asset owners have been recorded in the country, including an attempted kidnapping of the head of the French office of Binance in Val-de-Marne.
Another notable case involved an attack in the Isère province, where a 74-year-old man was held and tortured for several hours, mistakenly believed to be a relative of a crypto millionaire.
It is worth noting that recently in the U.S., a former police officer kidnapped a teenager with the aim of obtaining $350,000 in Bitcoin.