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The country's financial regulator AMF has "enhanced" registration requirements for digital asset service providers set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

By Sandali Handagama

Aug 10, 2023 at 8:52 a.m. UTC

Aug 10, 2023

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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.

By Jamie Crawley

Aug 2, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. UTC

Aug 2, 2023

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Worldcoin Faces Investigation in France; Grayscale Wants Equal Treatment for Spot Bitcoin ETF Filings

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Worldcoin Faces Investigation in France; Grayscale Wants Equal Treatment for Spot Bitcoin ETF Filings

"CoinDesk Daily" takes a look at the top headlines in crypto today, including Worldcoin, which was co-founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman, facing new scrutiny in France. Grayscale...

By CoinDesk Staff

Jul 28, 2023 at 6:42 p.m. UTC

Jul 28, 2023

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Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Worldcoin Being Probed by French Privacy Regulator for ‘Questionable’ Practices

Sam Altman’s latest eyeball-scanning initiative is attracting attention from data protection regulators.

By Jack Schickler

Jul 28, 2023 at 12:54 p.m. UTC

Jul 28, 2023

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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.

By Ken Timsit

Jul 26, 2023 at 6:28 p.m. UTC

Jul 26, 2023

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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.

By Amitoj Singh

Jul 21, 2023 at 11:11 a.m. UTC

Jul 21, 2023

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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)

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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...

By Jack Schickler

Jul 20, 2023 at 10:19 a.m. UTC

Jul 20, 2023

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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.

By Jamie Crawley

Jul 19, 2023 at 9:32 a.m. UTC

Jul 19, 2023

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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...

By Jesse Hamilton

Jul 7, 2023 at 5:35 p.m. UTC

Jul 7, 2023