Kidnapping and extortion are growing concerns in the crypto world, with cases rising alongside the price of bitcoin.

One of two men charged with torturing an Italian cryptocurrency holder inside a luxury New York City townhouse repeatedly ...

'Crypto king of Kentucky' charged with torturing tourist; 2nd suspect will reportedly surrender Investigators found a saw, chicken wire, body armor, ammunition, and photos of the alleged victim ...

The 37-year-old Kentucky man charged with the kidnapping and torture of an Italian man allegedly held captive for weeks inside a Manhattan townhouse aimed to get the man's password to Bitcoin, law ...

John Woeltz, the Kentucky crypto entrepreneur accused of a heinous kidnapping and torture plot is innocent -- and being manipulated by someone else, a relative claimed to The Post.

Woeltz, also known as the “crypto king of Kentucky,” was apprehended on Friday after a man escaped from his luxury NoLIta apartment and flagged down a traffic agent who called police, ...

A Swiss crypto millionaire sought for questioning in the gruesome torture of an Italian trader in SoHo will surrender to the NYPD this week, sources said Sunday — as a priest sprinkled holy ...

Authorities believe Woeltz is a big-name crypto currency trader from Kentucky with an estimated worth around $100 million. He had reportedly been renting out the Nolita residence at a monthly rate ...