15 Cases of Virtual Asset-Related Kidnapping Crimes Occurred This Year... The United States Holds the 'Disgrace' of Being the Country with the Most Crimes
Summary
- According to a Binance report, kidnapping crimes targeting virtual assets are increasing, with the United States recording particularly many cases.
- Kidnapping crimes occurred most frequently in Europe, North America, and Asia, with 15 incidents reported this year alone.
- It was analyzed that as the virtual asset market shows an upward trend, these crimes are also increasing.
Recently, kidnapping crimes targeting virtual assets (cryptocurrencies) have been rampant worldwide.
On the 26th (local time), BeInCrypto analyzed a Binance report and found that over the six-year period from 2019 to 2025, the regions with the most kidnapping crimes targeting virtual assets were ▲Europe with 59 cases, ▲North America with 48 cases, and ▲Asia with 62 cases.
By individual country, the United States had the most virtual asset kidnapping crimes. Notably, a recent incident in Manhattan involved a virtual asset investor, John Waltz, who was detained and assaulted for weeks to rob an Italian tourist's Bitcoin (BTC).
Already this year, 15 virtual asset kidnapping incidents have occurred. Notable cases include the kidnapping of a Ledger co-founder in January and the attempted kidnapping of the grandson of the CEO of the virtual asset exchange Paymium in May.
Binance analyzed that "as the virtual asset market enters a bull market, such kidnapping incidents are also on the rise."
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