Paris crypto entrepreneur's family members attempted armed kidnapping, leading to intense street protests According to The Parisian, an attempted armed kidnapping of a family member of a cryptocurrency executive occurred in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France. Three masked armed men attempted to forcibly take away a 34 year old woman on the street, but were stopped by her partner. There was also a two-year-old child present at the scene. The kidnappers drove a truck disguised as Chronopost to commit the crime, but ultimately failed to escape the scene. The police are conducting an investigation into this matter.