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France Trials CBDC, Blockchain for Government Bond Deals

The experiment is one of the EU’s largest to date, with nearly 500 transactions executed during trial.

Banque de France in Paris, France. (Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Política

France’s Market Authority Warns Against Proposed Air Next ICO

The AMF said it didn’t issue a “visa” for the offering and warned of the risk of fraud.

The AMF's legal analysis found that existing EU markets regulations would stifle any promising blockchain enterprise. (Credit: Bruno Bleu / Shutterstock)

Finanças

European Football NFT Platform Sorare Raises $680M Series B

The raise values the company at $4.3 billion.

Real Madrid CF v Juventus (Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

Vídeos

Blockchain-Based Fantasy Soccer Platform Sorare to Raise $532M in Funding

According to an unconfirmed Business Insider report Wednesday, Paris-based digital soccer collectibles platform Sorare is expected to announce that it will receive $532 million in funding. This would allegedly represent the most significant capital raise in the history of France’s technology sector.

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Mercados

France Wants EU to Give ‘Greater Powers’ to ESMA in Overseeing Crypto: Report

France proposed the change as part of a package of reforms to strengthen financial regulation across Europe.

esma

Mercados

French Firm Launches Euro Stablecoin With Monthly Attestations From PwC

The issuer claims EUR-L is the first France-originated digital asset pegged to the euro.

Paris, France

Finanças

Arianee, Early Pioneer of NFTs for Luxury Provenance, Raises $9.5M

Arianee’s raise marks the first time a fund linked to the French government has bought into blockchain tokens.

Arianee works with Breitling.

Mercados

France Declares War on Crypto Anonymity, Cites 'Terrorism' in KYC Mandate

The French finance ministry is imposing sweeping KYC rules on all VASPs in the country.

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called the actions necessary in light of terrorist crypto usage.

Política

French Authorities Arrest 29 Suspected of Using Crypto to Fund Extremists in Syria

Hundreds of thousands of euros may have been supplied through a secret network benefiting al-Qaida-linked extremists in northwestern Syria.

French police