A ransom demand involving millions of dollars in Bitcoin has surfaced in the investigation of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, the mother of TODAY show co-host Savannah Guthrie. TMZ reported receiving a ransom note containing a Bitcoin address, a deadline, and threats. Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Arizona home on January 31, with police considering it a potential kidnapping. The use of cryptocurrencies in such criminal activities has been on the rise. In 2025, incidents of violent "crypto wrench attacks" against cryptocurrency holders increased by 75% from the previous year, reaching a record 72 cases.