Canadian man says kidnappers wanted to torture him for his Bitcoin: Report An unnamed Canadian man says he’s been forced to move from one Airbnb to another to evade his suspected kidnappers. A Canadian volunteer moderator of a crypto forum has reportedly gone into hiding with his family after kidnappers allegedly attempted to abduct him and force him to give up his Bitcoin. The victim, who wasn’t named in Canadian French language news outlet La Presse’s Jan. 6 report, claims he saw the accused prepare a violent attack before he and his children managed to escape. “The guys had equipment to torture me. They had a 2-foot by 2-foot tarpaulin with a hole in the middle and [green hoses] around it to cut a limb and stop the bleeding.” “It’s incredible violence,” the man told La Presse. The latest incident comes amid a rising number of cases of robberies, kidnappings and muggings involving cryptocurrencies over the last year. The man said he and his children have been moving from one Airbnb to the next to hide their whereabouts and said police concluded their motive was to steal funds from his crypto wallet. "[The perpetrators] would have seen posts on a Facebook page that I’ve been moderating for several years and thought I had 2.5 million Bitcoin,” the man told La Presse. “That is far from being the case. I’m a very ordinary guy. I may have 10,000 dollars.” The man first made a denunciation to the police on Nov. 4 after two men wearing surgical masks threatened him outside his home. However, the pair fled after he managed to close the door on them. Then, on Nov. 8, while putting his daughter in the back of the car, he spotted a black car without a license plate hiding near his home in the bushes. He was followed while driving and on the phone to police and had a gun pointed at him soon after when he pulled over. Four people were arrested, and two of them were brought into the Victoriaville courthouse last November after being accused of conspiring to kidnap and possessing prohibited firearms. The alleged assailants were released pending trial, scheduled for March, but remain under house arrest, where they cannot leave unless for legitimate work, La Presse noted. The victim didn’t appear to be happy with the Court of Quebec’s decision to release the suspects on bail as he has been forced to “burn the few savings” he has left to continue evading his suspected kidnappers.
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Canadian man says kidnappers wanted to torture him for his Bitcoin: Report

An unnamed Canadian man says he’s been forced to move from one Airbnb to another to evade his suspected kidnappers.

A Canadian volunteer moderator of a crypto forum has reportedly gone into hiding with his family after kidnappers allegedly attempted to abduct him and force him to give up his Bitcoin.

The victim, who wasn’t named in Canadian French language news outlet La Presse’s Jan. 6 report, claims he saw the accused prepare a violent attack before he and his children managed to escape.

“The guys had equipment to torture me. They had a 2-foot by 2-foot tarpaulin with a hole in the middle and [green hoses] around it to cut a limb and stop the bleeding.”
“It’s incredible violence,” the man told La Presse.

The latest incident comes amid a rising number of cases of robberies, kidnappings and muggings involving cryptocurrencies over the last year.

The man said he and his children have been moving from one Airbnb to the next to hide their whereabouts and said police concluded their motive was to steal funds from his crypto wallet.

"[The perpetrators] would have seen posts on a Facebook page that I’ve been moderating for several years and thought I had 2.5 million Bitcoin,” the man told La Presse.

“That is far from being the case. I’m a very ordinary guy. I may have 10,000 dollars.”
The man first made a denunciation to the police on Nov. 4 after two men wearing surgical masks threatened him outside his home. However, the pair fled after he managed to close the door on them.

Then, on Nov. 8, while putting his daughter in the back of the car, he spotted a black car without a license plate hiding near his home in the bushes. He was followed while driving and on the phone to police and had a gun pointed at him soon after when he pulled over.

Four people were arrested, and two of them were brought into the Victoriaville courthouse last November after being accused of conspiring to kidnap and possessing prohibited firearms.

The alleged assailants were released pending trial, scheduled for March, but remain under house arrest, where they cannot leave unless for legitimate work, La Presse noted.

The victim didn’t appear to be happy with the Court of Quebec’s decision to release the suspects on bail as he has been forced to “burn the few savings” he has left to continue evading his suspected kidnappers.