High-net-worth crypto holders lead the insurance market. The primary buyers of crypto-kidnapping insurance are high-net-worth individuals who have accumulated substantial cryptocurrency holdings ...

Rebecca Rubenfeld, the chief operating officer of AnchorWatch, a crypto insurance firm that’s working to begin offering kidnapping and ransom protection by this fall, said that fear of violence ...

At least three firms specializing in crypto insurance and security are now preparing tailored kidnap and ransom (K&R) policies for digital asset investors, according to a recent report from NBC News.

It was the culmination of a police investigation into an “attempted kidnapping by an organised gang” of the daughter and grandson of the CEO of crypto firm Paymium in Paris on May 13, and ...

The cofounder of Bitcoin insurer AnchorWatch says demand has surged since the brutal kidnapping of a French crypto ... demand for ‘wrench attack’ insurance. BY Jeff John Roberts. Nicolas Rapp.

Executives of the Paris-based crypto wallet firm Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency. In 2024, there were 24 such attacks. In 2025, there were eight in January alone.

While crypto-currencies and digital tokens — also known as “digital assets” — have disrupted traditional notions of commerce, capital and investing, there is another asset which any ...