Millionaire Crypto Boss And Wife Rescued From Kidnappers In France
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David Balland and his wife, Amandine, were abducted from their home in Vierzon. They both survived the ordeal, but Balland is missing part of his finger.
A French millionaire who founded a cryptocurrency company was rescued with his wife after the two were abducted earlier this week.
David Balland, a founder of Ledger ― a company that sells devices to store crypto assets ― was abducted alongside his wife, Amadine, early Tuesday morning from their home in Vierzon, France. Ledger raised $104 million in 2023, Bloomberg reported.
More than 230 officers aided in locating the kidnappers, who had asked for a ransom of $10 million to be paid through crypto, the Telegraph reported.
Authorities eventually located Balland on Wednesday night at a remote house near Châteauroux after police tracked the GPS of a suspect’s car, according to the Telegraph. Balland was found beaten and bloodied and missing a part of his finger.
Amadine was later found bound but unharmed in the back of a van in Essonne.
Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids offered a “full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex” for years of unlawful intrusion.
Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids offered a “full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex” for years of unlawful intrusion.
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