South Africa kidnappers make ransom demand in bitcoin

Abductors of boy, 13, left note demanding £92,000 worth of cryptocurrency for his releaseA gang that kidnapped a South African teenager from a playground at the weekend have demanded a ransom in bitcoin worth about $123,000, police have said.
The 13-year-old boy was taken in the town of Witbank in the eastern province of Mpumalanga while he was playing with two friends near his home. Witnesses said a Toyota Corolla pulled up nearby and the teenager was dragged in and driven away. Continue