France charge suspect for 'wrench attack' wey dem take comot $20K BTC wey relate to Waltio leak

France don charge one 32-year-old man for Nancy over one crypto “wrench attack” wey prosecutors talk dem target one couple make dem steal about $20,000 in cryptocurrency, Le Parisien report. Di case talk say di suspect and im people con pose as polisi, confront one 45-year-old woman outside her apartment, den beat her and her husband when im come check. Di attackers run comot after di couple pikin dem call police; dem recover plastic zip ties as evidence and witnesses mention say dem see Uzi submachine gun. Di indictment join di attack to one January data breach for French crypto tax platform Waltio wey expose about 50,000 users’ email addresses, 2024 trading gains/losses, and crypto balances. Waltio later warn say criminals fit pretend be customer support, police, or security to run correct phishing and scams using the known emails and rough asset estimates. Dis one na part of bigger French move to fight violent “wrench attacks.” Earlier reports talk 88 suspects don charge across 12 active investigations, with 75 dey for pre-trial detention, and prosecutors don trace organized networks through over 135 crypto-linked incidents since 2023. For traders, na more law-enforcement and user-safety escalation than market policy change. The main short-term risk na sentiment about personal-data exposure and physical-security threats linked to crypto holdings—especially BTC—rather than any direct immediate effect on BTC price.