France

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Why France Is Emerging as a European Crypto Hub
The country is setting policies meant to attract Web3 companies, as it fosters its wider tech industry.
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Wholesale CBDC Would Improve Cross-Border Payments, French Central Bank Tests Show
Banque de France said it ran multiple experiments to test central bank digital currencies for wholesale payments, issued "directly on" distributed ledger technology.
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Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, chair of the French Financial Markets Authority, at the Web3 Leaders Forum in Paris, France in July 2023 (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)
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 Web3 gaming rule...
Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, chair of the French Financial Markets Authority, at the Web3 Leaders Forum in Paris, France in July 2023 (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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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.
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Binance Feels Strain of World’s Regulators Leaping Into Action
This week’s Australian probe, which sought out Binance employees outside the office, is only one of a growing list of legal entanglements facing the world’s biggest crypto exc...
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao (CoinDesk, modified by PhotoMosh)

The Financial Markets Authority in Paris, France (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)
Crédit Agricole’s CACEIS Gains Crypto Custody Registration in France
The traditional finance giant has been rumored to be seeking the status for years.
The Financial Markets Authority in Paris, France (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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France's Markets Regulator Backs Global Rules for DeFi
The AMF wants industry stakeholders to contribute to a discussion about its views on supervising DeFi, DAOs and associated risks.
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Binance Under Investigation in France for 'Aggravated' Money Laundering
Binance Under Investigation in France for 'Aggravated' Money Laundering
Crypto exchange Binance's French unit is under investigation by local authorities for the "illegal" provision of digital asset services and "acts of aggravated money launderin...
Binance Under Investigation in France for 'Aggravated' Money Laundering

BlackRock's iShares Files Paperwork for Spot Bitcoin ETF; Binance Global Fallout
BlackRock's iShares Files Paperwork for Spot Bitcoin ETF; Binance Global Fallout
The iShares unit of fund management giant BlackRock (BLK) filed paperwork Thursday afternoon with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the formation of a spot...
BlackRock's iShares Files Paperwork for Spot Bitcoin ETF; Binance Global Fallout

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
Binance Under Investigation in France for 'Aggravated' Money Laundering
Binance is suspected of illegally providing digital asset services to local customers, and implementing poor money laundering checks, the Paris public prosecutor told CoinDesk...
Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)