A man in the United States pleaded guilty to charges of planning to kidnap and steal Bitcoin, facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison

According to The Block, a man in Missouri, USA, has pleaded guilty to participating in a robbery and kidnapping scheme aimed at stealing Bitcoin.

Prosecutors stated that the man and his associates had tracked the target and his parents, planning to carry out the crime, but the man fled the scene before the plan was executed due to concerns about being captured by security cameras. The man could face up to 20 years in prison.