Kidnappings in France scare cryptocurrency traders
June 02, 2025
Q: A string of violent kidnappings targeting wealthy cryptocurrency holders and their families in France has led to a scramble to hire bodyguards and a call to change rules aimed at criminal transactions using the secretive digital “coins.” Where is France?
Circle the area on this map
Q: France enforces regulations requiring the identities of crypto entrepreneurs and most people involved in cryptocurrency transactions. Which organization formulated those regulations?
A. European Union
B. European Central Bank
C. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
D. United Nations
Q: Digital coins are bought and sold on exchanges, which make money on every trade – win or lose. Binance is the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Where was it founded?
A. Britain
B. China
C. France
D. United States
Q: France is not the only location of violent attacks over cryptocurrency. Where has crypto violence been reported in the United States in the last several months?
A. Connecticut
B. Nevada
C. New York
D. All of the above
Q: Which Latin American nation tried to make Bitcoin its legal currency?
A. Argentina
B. Brazil
C. El Salvador
D. Mexico
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