NFT Paris cancelled as France reports surge in crypto-targeted kidnappings

Beincrypto reports that organisers cancelled NFT Paris and RWA Paris 2026 on January 5, citing a global crypto market collapse and unsustainable costs, a decision that arrives amid reports that France has recorded more than 20 kidnappings and violent attacks targeting crypto professionals and their families since January 2025.

The source material says four attempted kidnappings occurred within four days in early January 2026 and details several incidents: January 6, 2026 — a woman was violently held and sequestered by attackers seeking her partner’s crypto assets in Manosque, Alpes‑de‑Haute‑Provence; a separate Manosque report on January 6 describes masked gunmen tying up a woman and stealing a USB containing crypto keys; January 9, 2026 — an engineer was kidnapped from his home in Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet, Maine-et-Loire; and January 9 — a cryptocurrency investor and his family were tied up and beaten at home in Verneuil-sur-Seine, Yvelines.

French police have at times foiled attempts, rescuing a Swiss crypto professional in Valence and arresting multiple suspects in coordinated raids.

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Crypto, Nft Paris, Rwa Paris, France, Manosque, Valence