A couple in their sixties in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes, France, were subjected to a home invasion by 3 masked individuals, bound, and pressed to hand over cryptocurrency; the husband sustained a head injury. Police are investigating whether the case is related to their son working in the cryptocurrency industry.
Three men in Bristol, UK, were sentenced to 5 to 6 years in prison for entering a home, assaulting the victim, and attempting to force him to hand over cryptocurrency; police said the three men failed to obtain anything.
PANews reported that former X product lead Nikita Bier said, in response to the reason for his departure, that frequent personal safety threats made it difficult for him to continue product development.