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Ledger co-founder David Balland released by kidnappers, report

David Balland, the Ledger co-founder who was reportedly held hostage for a large crypto ransom, was released by kidnappers on Wednesday.

Ledger co-founder kidnap rumor confuses wallet users

An active investigation involving Ledger co-founder Éric Larchevêque is reportedly ongoing with some speculating about a kidnap situation.

The UK government is planning to ban public sector bodies, including schools and the NHS, from paying crypto ransomware payments.

Dutch police arrested the 24-year-old man almost a year after crypto investors discovered his scheme had lost millions of their funds.

The Brooklyn Virtual Currency Unit used seized emails to warn potential victims of the scam targeting the borough’s Russian community.