All of Paymium's employees, like all those working in the cryptocurrency sector in France today, were particularly affected by the attempted kidnapping that occurred on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in the heart of Paris, following a series of similar events.

The company will not comment on the matter, for which an investigation is underway. We offer our full support to the families of the victims and thank the law enforcement and investigators who are doing a remarkable job. We ask the media to respect the confidentiality of the victims' identities.

However, we would like to reiterate some more general points that we consider fundamental:

First, the media and politicians play an important role in how they report on cryptocurrencies. The false ideas frequently disseminated, between supposed wealth and criminal fantasies, unfortunately contribute to fueling disinformation and creating a deleterious climate. Paymium is available to journalists and politicians who wish to better understand these subjects, in order to inform the general public accurately and make the right decisions.

Secondly, we would like to reaffirm the importance of respecting fundamental freedoms such as privacy and confidentiality, which are also recognized by all digital specialists as necessary security measures. While zero risk does not exist, it is possible to protect oneself by adopting good practices of discretion.

In this regard, we are once again warning about the seriously dangerous nature of certain recent and developing financial regulations. Through the unprecedented organization of a massive and disproportionate collection of personal data, public authorities are contributing to physically endangering the millions of Cryptocurrency holders in France, and more broadly in Europe, in a context of intensifying data leaks and cyberattacks.

We believe that it is necessary to consider a moratorium on the application of certain of these regulations, in particular TFR and AMLR6 in Europe, as well as the crypto component of the Narcotrafic law in France, until they have been subject to an impact analysis of public policies, and compatibility with fundamental freedoms, because they deprive citizens of means of defense against wrongdoers.

Finally, we call on the authorities to take immediate measures to help protect the employees of companies in the sector.

We would like to thank the Minister of the Interior for receiving us to discuss all of these points in the near future.