David Balland and his wife were rescued in a police operation involving elite units, Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said.

Ledger co-founder David Balland suffered hand mutilation during a harrowing 48-hour kidnapping in France tied to a crypto ransom.

David Balland, a founder of Ledger, a prominent cryptocurrency company, and his wife were freed after a 48-hour police search. Ten people have been arrested.

On the evening of January 23, the special operation of law enforcement to rescue the co-founder of the French cryptocurrency company Ledger, David Bal

A co-founder of French crypto company Ledger was released on Wednesday after being kidnapped from his home in France, the prosecutor's office in Paris said. David Balland was kidnapped early on Tuesday morning at his home in central France and taken by car to another address where he was held captive,

David Balland, a former co-founder of Ledger, and his wife were kidnapped in France. The kidnappers demanded a ransom in cryptocurrency, leading to a police rescue operation. Both victims were freed,

French authorities freed Ledger co-founder David Balland on Wednesday, local outlets reported, following his abduction in an apparent crypto ransom scheme.

French police have arrested 10 people suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and torture of the co-founder of a global crypto currency company and his partner, prosecutors said, with the case to be handed to anti-gang investigators Friday.

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.