Amsterdam Threatened: ‘Give Us Bitcoin (BTC)… Or Else’

Terrorists Seek $110,000 Bitcoin (BTC) Ransom

Per an exclusive report from NLTimes, a Netherlands-based media outlet for English readers, supposed “terrorists” have emailed a handful of Amsterdam-based businesses, such as local cafes, asking for a ransom to be paid in Bitcoin (BTC). The anonymous terror group, which may or may not be legitimate, threatened the aforementioned businesses with hand grenades and mass shootings if a ransom of 50,000 Euros worth of Bitcoin (8.94 BTC) isn’t paid.

These messages have since been seen by local Dutch authorities, who are now reportedly researching into this odd matter. Interestingly, the terrorist’s threatening emails, which a local television station has access to, were first sent to at least three cafes and a local club in May 2018.

The warning, which cited Amsterdam’s recently-implemented bylaws and responsibility to forcefully shutter businesses that have undergone a shooting or bombing, noted:

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