【Cryptocurrency Traders Become New Targets for Kidnapping and Ransom, Ransom Amounts Exceed $1.1 Billion in 2023】 According to Golden Finance, cryptocurrency traders are increasingly becoming targets for kidnapping and ransom, as highlighted by several recent cases. A man in France was kidnapped nearly 500 kilometers away, with the kidnappers demanding ransom from his son, a cryptocurrency influencer, through encrypted networks; a trader in Pakistan was forced to transfer $340,000 on Binance; the CEO of Canada’s WonderFi was released after paying a million-dollar ransom for his kidnapping. According to blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, ransomware gangs demanded over $1.1 billion from victims through cryptocurrency in 2023. The rapid expansion of the cryptocurrency market is attracting more crime, increasing security risks for investors.