French authorities have recorded 90 crimes linked to cryptocurrency in a little over seven months. The count covers kidnapping, abduction, extortion, threats and violent theft. Cointelegraph reported the figure in a Magazine article published on October 9, 2026.
Cointelegraph's headline calls France the most dangerous place in the world for Bitcoin holders. Christina Comben wrote the article and Andrew Fenton edited it. The article asks why France has become a centre for these crimes.
Several things are not known from the material available here. It does not break the 90 cases down by type or say how many people were hurt or how much crypto was taken. It does not give the start and end dates of the seven-month period or explain why the cases are concentrated in France.
For someone who already holds a perpetual position on Bitget, Bybit, MEXC or OKX, this changes nothing directly. The report covers physical crimes against people, not exchange systems, funding rates, trading fees or market liquidity. Nothing in it shows a change in what a perp costs to hold.
Source: cointelegraph — France is world’s most dangerous place for Bitcoiners: 90 attacks in 7 months
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