The French telecom group Iliad revealed it has purchased one of Europe’s most powerful supercomputers and plans to create an AI research lab in Paris, among other developments.
France launches a certificate for finfluencers, including crypto
The country has introduced a non-obligatory Responsible Influence Certificate for those promoting crypto.
Bitcoin gains traction in West Africa with educational drive
As anti-French sentiment rides high in West Africa, Bitique opens its doors, the “Bitcoin Mastermind” conference beckons and more nodes come online to verify the Bitcoin blockchain.
France updates its crypto licensing regime to synchronize with MiCA
The amendments will become obligatory starting Jan. 1, 2024, and must be taken into account in by applicants for enhanced DASP registration.
Why Binance Is Abandoning Most of Europe
Crypto firms only need regulatory approval in one EU nation under new regulations to serve the single market – but some states are more prepared to implement MiCA rules than others.
France Steps Closer to Implementing MiCA for Crypto Firms
The country’s financial regulator AMF has “enhanced” registration requirements for digital asset service providers set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2024.
Agence France-Presse sues Elon Musk and X/Twitter over compensation for news
If the suit is successful, X/Twitter would have to turn over data in order for AFP to determine how much compensation it will seek.
Crypto Custodian Hex Trust Expands European Foray With Registration in France
The registration, which follows last year’s approval in Italy, is “a significant milestone” for its European expansion plans, Hex Trust said.
French privacy watchdog questions Worldcoin’s data collection method: Report
The French data protection agency CNIL said that it finds the legality of Worldcoin’s collection methods “questionable” as are its conditions for storing the data.
Why France Is Emerging as a European Crypto Hub
Wholesale CBDC Would Improve Cross-Border Payments, French Central Bank Tests Show
The French Central Bank has determined that its wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) would improve cross-border payments, it announced on Friday.
SEC’s Stuttering Litigation Strategy Draws Comment From France
French officials boast of crypto-ready laws that contrast with a stuttering enforcement campaign from the U.S. SEC – and are looking to the next generation of Web 3 gaming rules.
Société Générale subsidiary becomes the first fully-licensed crypto provider in France
Forge will have a right to custody digital assets, to purchase and sell them for legal tender, and to trade them against each other.
Societe Generale Becomes First Company to Win French Crypto License
SG Forge is licensed to provide buying and selling, exchange and custody of digital assets.
Binance Feels Strain of World’s Regulators Leaping Into Action
Australian officials directly sought out current and former employees of Binance’s operation there this week, demanding copies of internal communications and data from their personal devices, according to a person familiar with the government’s move against the leading crypto exchange, which marked the latest in a pile-up of legal troubles facing the company.
Privacy advocates score a win after Binance buckles on coin listings
Those of us in Italy and surrounding countries will be allowed to continue trading Zcash, Monero and other coins that Binance sought to condemn as unworthy.
BIS, 3 central banks look at DeFi technology for wCBDC FX in interim project report
Project Mariana uses an automated market maker to reduce settlement risk and to create a liquidity pool in place of order books.
Issuing digital euro, or ‘Cash+,’ is probably a duty, French central banker says
François Villeroy de Galhau tried to soft sell the proposed euro CBDC to commercial bankers, emphasizing collaboration and the CBDC’s advantages.
Santander, Crédit Agricole asset arm receives French crypto custody license
CACEIS’s registration comes just in time to avoid the bank being subject to France’s new crypto regulations.
Crédit Agricole’s CACEIS Gains Crypto Custody Registration in France
The traditional finance giant has been rumored to be seeking the status for years.