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  • Samson Mow wants Bitcoin in ‘all of Europe,’ receives invite to France
    Cointelegraph.com - 03:22 Jun 22, 2025
    French lawmaker Sarah Knafo has invited Samson Mow to visit France, and Mow says he is keen to kick off a wave of nation-state Bitcoin adoption across Europe. Jan3 founder Samson Mow is setting his sights on ramping up Bitcoin nation-state adoption in Europe following a positive meeting with pro-Bitcoin French lawmaker Sarah Knafo. “Looking forward to starting a nation-state Bitcoin adoption wave in France and perhaps all of Europe,” Mow said in an X post on Saturday, following his meeting with Sarah Knafo, a French member of the European Parliament, at BTC Prague this week. They discussed plans to develop a Strategic Bitcoin (BTC) Reserve for France and promote “friendly regulations” for the asset. Mow said Knafo has invited his team to France. On the same day, Knafo addressed the meeting with Mow on her X account, stating, “France must take hold of these issues.” Read more
  • Crypto user attacked in France over Ledger hardware wallet — Report
    Cointelegraph.com - 19:15 Jun 20, 2025
    The latest reported “wrench attack,” in which criminals targeted individuals for their crypto holdings, occurred in the suburbs of Paris this week. France has reportedly seen another incident targeting cryptocurrency users, this time involving the kidnapping of a 23-year-old man in a Paris suburb. According to a Thursday report from French news outlet Le Parisien, the victim was abducted in Maisons-Alfort and held captive for several hours while the perpetrators demanded his partner to turn over 5,000 euros ($5,764) in cash, along with the key to a Ledger hardware wallet containing an unreported amount of crypto. The report suggested that the criminals used violence to extract information regarding his digital assets. Read more
  • Telegram's Pavel Durov approved to leave France temporarily
    Cointelegraph.com - 16:30 Jun 19, 2025
    The Telegram founder will once again be allowed to travel to Dubai for a short period before returning to France, where his case is ongoing. Telegram founder Pavel Durov gained court approval to leave France for up to 14 days to travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where the company is headquartered. Durov will be allowed to leave France on July 10 after having a travel request denied by French officials in May, according to French news outlet Le Monde. The executive had requested permission to travel to Oslo, Norway, to deliver a keynote address at the Human Rights Foundation’s Oslo Freedom Forum, which was presented remotely after French officials rejected his travel application. Read more
  • Pavel Durov warns France is experiencing societal collapse
    Cointelegraph.com - 22:26 Jun 18, 2025
    According to the Telegram founder, France’s political leaders continue to make poor choices regarding censorship. Telegram founder Pavel Durov warned that France may experience a societal collapse if it continues down its current political trajectory of censorship and regulatory policies during an interview on Wednesday. “Emmanuel Macron isn’t making the right choices. I’m very disappointed. France is getting weaker and weaker,” Durov said in a translated excerpt from an interview with French outlet Le Point. Durov added: When we delay necessary reforms too long, we end up experiencing a collapse,” the Telegram founder continued, warning that France was losing talent to other jurisdictions like Dubai. Read more
  • Telegram founder Durov on arrest, detention in France: ‘I’m confused’
    Cointelegraph.com - 21:52 Jun 09, 2025
    In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Pavel Durov’s first since being indicted on six charges in 2024, said his company did nothing wrong. Telegram founder Pavel Durov is still trying to figure out why he was detained in France last August, though the motives may have been political and tied to authorities’ efforts to crack down on alleged illicit activity on the messaging platform. That was one of the key takeaways from Durov’s interview with Tucker Carlson, which premiered Tuesday on YouTube.  In his first interview since his Aug. 24, 2024, arrest at Bourget Airport outside Paris, Durov said French authorities appeared primarily interested in how Telegram works — “as if it’s some kind of mystery,” he quipped. Read more
  • VPN Usage Spikes in France as Pornhub Blocks Users Over Age Restrictions
    Decrypt - 23:40 Jun 05, 2025
    Pornhub’s France block over age checks sparked a 1,000% ProtonVPN signup surge, highlighting pushback against ID laws.
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  • Moroccan police arrests suspect behind recent crypto-related kidnappings in France
    CryptoSlate - 00:00 Jun 05, 2025
    Moroccan police have arrested a dual-national French-Moroccan man wanted for an alleged connection with a series of kidnappings in France that targetted individuals with crypto holdings, Reuters reported on June 4, citing a source familiar with the case. According to the source, Moroccan police identified the man as Bajjou Badiss Mohamed AmiDe, who is 24 […] The post Moroccan police arrests suspect behind recent crypto-related kidnappings in France appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • France’s Crypto Kidnap Crisis: 25 Indicted Over Mutilation and Million-Euro Ransom Horror
    Cryptonews.com - 17:51 Jun 02, 2025
    French investigators have charged 25 suspects after a string of crypto kidnapping plots targeting Paymium’s CEO, a poker player’s family, and other high-value holders. Delivery-van disguises, €7 m ransoms and finger mutilation show rising physical danger for crypto wealth worldwide. The post France’s Crypto Kidnap Crisis: 25 Indicted Over Mutilation and Million-Euro Ransom Horror appeared first on Cryptonews.
  • France ramps up efforts to tackle rising crypto kidnappings after failed attempt goes viral
    CryptoSlate - 18:05 May 16, 2025
    France is deploying new security measures to protect crypto entrepreneurs after a rash of violent kidnapping attempts raised alarm across the country’s tech sector and ignited political pressure on Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, AP News reported on May 16. The ministry confirmed that Retailleau met privately with crypto founders to discuss personal safety. According to […] The post France ramps up efforts to tackle rising crypto kidnappings after failed attempt goes viral appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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