As Bitcoin continues to break price records—surging past
$120,000 this month—a darker trend is following its meteoric rise, a spike in kidnappings and extortion tied to
cryptocurrency holdings.
NBC News has identified at least 67 cases of crypto-related
abductions in 44 countries over the last decade, affecting victims on every
continent except Antarctica.
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