France summons cryptocurrency businesses after kidnappings

The French interior minister said Wednesday he will meet with cryptocurrency professionals to discuss how to prevent future kidnappings for ransom following several such high-profile cases in France.

Bruno Retailleau’s invitation comes a day after the latest violent kidnapping attempt in broad daylight in Paris, and a series of previous such incidents.

“I will assemble businesspeople working in cryptocurrencies, and we have a few of those in France, at the interior ministry to work with them on their security,” Retailleau told the Europe 1/CNews…