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

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

David Balland, co-founder of Ledger, a French crypto hardware wallet company, was recently the victim of a kidnapping incident in central France.

French authorities have reportedly rescued the co-founder of hardware wallet firm Ledger and his wife after they were kidnapped and held for ransom.

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

French police arrested 10 suspects in the kidnapping and torture of Ledger co-founder David Balland and his wife. Abducted from their home in Méreau, they were separated and held captive as kidnappers demanded a cryptocurrency ransom.

Ledger co-founder David Balland was rescued after a kidnapping incident in France, reportedly involving a cryptocurrency ransom.

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.

The co-founder of French crypto unicorn Ledger and his wife have been rescued after an outlandish Parisian kidnapping attempt resulted in 10 arrests. David Balland and his wife were abducted in the early hours of Tuesday morning,