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Kidnapping of One of the Co-founders of the Startup Ledger: Major Investigation in the Cher Region

As part of the investigation into the disappearance of a businessman, numerous gendarmes and police officers were deployed in the Vierzon area on Wednesday, January 22nd. According to our information, they are investigating the kidnapping of one of the co-founders of the startup Ledger, David Balland.

By Antoine Bailleron and Geoffroy Jeay

Published on January 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM

David Balland created, in Vierzon, in 2014, with four other partners, Ledger, a startup specializing in ultra-secure cryptocurrency wallets, notably for Bitcoin.

The significant deployment of gendarmes in a street in Méreau on Tuesday, which surprised the local population, moved to the Vierzon area on Wednesday. Numerous gendarmes and police officers were visible on the roads leading to Vierzon, and even in the sub-prefecture of Cher. A gendarmerie helicopter was seen at low altitude. In the afternoon, gendarmes even intervened on the Quai de l'Yèvre in Vierzon, breaking a window and the door of an apartment.

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Gendarmes intervened on the Quai de l'Yèvre in Vierzon, breaking a window and the door of an apartment.

According to our information, they are investigating the disappearance of a businessman, one of the co-founders of the startup Ledger, David Balland. The man was reportedly kidnapped. With a view to a ransom demand? Nothing has been revealed.