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Ruben Hallali, a meteorologist, told French media outlet BFMTV the sudden temperature fluctuation recorded at a weather station at the Charles de Gaulle Airport was unlikely to be a natural event. Two Polymarket accounts have attracted suspicion after making $37,000 betting correctly on two unusual temperature readings of a weather station located in a major airport in France. The two weather-focused prediction markets focused on the highest temperature in Paris on April 6 and 15, using the highest temperature recorded at the Charles de Gaulle Airport Station in degrees Celsius, according to Polymarket. French media outlet BFMTV reported on Monday that the temperature suddenly climbed to over 21 degrees Celsius on April 6, before dropping again immediately. The market resolved with the winner taking over $16,000. The winning account is under 30 days old. Read more

French prosecutors charged 25 people over a wave of crypto-related kidnappings. However, the masterminds remain at large. French authorities have charged 25 individuals, including six minors, over a series of kidnappings and attempted abductions linked to the country’s cryptocurrency sector. The group, aged between 16 and 23, faces charges connected to multiple plots targeting prominent crypto figures and their families, Le Monde reported, citing an announcement from the Paris public prosecutor’s office on May 31. Per the report, 18 suspects are now in pre-trial detention, three have requested a deferred hearing, and four remain under judicial supervision. Read more

Authorities in Paris have launched a criminal investigation after masked assailants attempted to kidnap the daughter of a crypto company CEO and her young child in a broad daylight attack just blocks from the city’s central courthouse, TMZ reported on May 13. The assault, which was captured on video, took place on May 12 and […] The post Paris authorities on alert after attempted abduction targets crypto CEO’s family appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A crypto exec’s daughter and her two-year-old child have narrowly avoided abduction on Rue Pache in Paris when three masked men leaped from a fake postal van. The child’s father fought them off, and the gang fled, abandoning the vehicle nearby. Police suspect organized crime tied to crypto wealth. The post Crypto Executive’s Daughter Nearly Kidnapped by Masked Gang in Paris appeared first on Cryptonews.