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Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and South Africa to Trial Cross-Border Digital Currency Payments

3.9.2021
The central banks of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Republic of South Africa have set out to test the use of state-issued digital currencies in cross-border payments. The trial, led by the Bank for International Settlements, aims to establish whether they can simplify transactions and make...

24 Hours of Le Mans Endurance Race Launches NFT Collection Crafted by the Automobilist

17.8.2021
On August 17, 24 Hours of Le Mans, the endurance sports car race held annually in Le Mans, France, and the European art collective the Automobilist revealed the launch of the first-ever 24H Le Mans’ non-fungible token (NFT) collection. 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Automobilist to Launch...

Soccer star Messi's latest contract reportedly includes crypto fan tokens

12.8.2021
The financial package for Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi's much-anticipated move to Paris Saint Germain includes payment in crypto fan tokens, sources claim

French fund manager launches EU-regulated ETF that tracks Bitcoin price

5.8.2021
France's securities regulator approves, the Bitcoin-tracking fund fully complies with the European Union's UCITS standards

French Central Bank Conducts Fifth Experiment on Tunisia CBDC

23.7.2021
The French central bank, Banque de France (BOF), recently carried out its fifth experiment on the Central Bank of Tunisia (CBT)’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to a statement from BOF, the latest experiment is part of the banks’ joint effort to create conditions that...

French government pushes for one agency to regulate crypto across the EU

19.7.2021
The proposal would result in uniform regulations for digital currency across the EU

Infinity8.io and Sacha Jafri Make NFT History at amFAR 2021

19.7.2021
As cameras flashed at tonight’s 27th amFAR gala at the Cannes film festival in the south of France, one-star continued to shine, the world’s second highest-selling living artist, Sacha Jafri. The lavish gala celebrated its 27th edition with host Sharon Stone as Alicia Keys gave...

Ubisoft CEO And Others Blamed For 'Institutional Harassment'

16.7.2021
Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry publisher Ubisoft is the target of a new complaint filed in French court that accuses the company, and its long-time CEO and co-founder, Yves Guillemot, of “institutional harassment.” According to a survey released last fall, one in four Ubisoft employees has either...

France Proposes EU-Wide Cryptocurrency Regulation

15.7.2021
France has proposed giving more power to the Paris-based European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and making it responsible for cryptocurrency oversight. French regulators say cryptocurrencies need EU-wide regulation. EU-Wide Crypto Regulation With ESMA as Main Supervisor France proposed...

A Group of Users Is Battling Binance to Get Their Money Back After May’s Crash

14.7.2021
A group of Binance customers are seeking to get their funds back after the platform froze in May. These users had leveraged positions and were unable to reduce them or close them. On May 19, Binance’s app crashed for more than one hour, leaving customers unable to manage their funds. These...

France and Singapore pilot cross-border CBDC transactions

8.7.2021
The central banks of France and Singapore are working on a digital currency interoperability system supporting multiple global CBDCs

82% of Institutional Investors Plan to Increase Cryptocurrency Exposure: Survey

8.7.2021
A survey by Nickel Digital Asset Management shows that 82% of institutional investors and wealth managers are planning to increase their cryptocurrency exposure between now and 2023. The survey reportedly asked institutional investors and wealth managers from the U.S., U.K., France, Germany,...

Leaders in France, US Urge Crypto Regulation ‘Before It’s Too Late’

30.6.2021
Some politicians and regulators appear in a hurry to place checks and balances on crypto – perceiving that they must take some kind of control over the sector before it is too late. In the United States, lawmakers want to go on a stricter regulatory route than the status quo – and are keen to stamp...

'We don't have much time left' to regulate crypto, says Bank of France governor

29.6.2021
"We in Europe need to move as quickly as possible or risk an erosion of our monetary sovereignty," said Francois Villeroy de Galhau

French court sentences BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik to 5 years

28.6.2021
Vinnik’s lawyers fear Greek authorities will want him to face additional charges after the sentence

French Court of Appeals Upholds Alexander Vinnik’s Sentence

27.6.2021
A court of appeals in France has upheld the verdict in the case against BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. His lawyers vowed to continue the legal struggle against Vinnik’s return to Greece in order to avoid a likely extradition to the U.S. Court Confirms Vinnik’s 5-year Sentence...

Bank of France, Swiss Crypto Bank Test Securities Settlement Using CBDC

23.6.2021
The Bank of France has successfully completed an experiment involving the use of CBDC to settle listed securities. The test has been carried out with the help of an alliance of partners led by SEBA Bank, a digital asset banking provider based in the Swiss crypto valley. Central Bank and Crypto...