
France
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5 December, 2024
EIB issues 6th digital bond; Iran’s CBDC launch nears
The EIB's sixth digital bond is said to be a testament to blockchain's potential to enhance transparency; elsewhere, Iran will...
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20 November, 2024
France, Singapore conduct post-quantum cryptography test
The test focused on communications—initially limited to Microsoft Outlook—but France and Singapore say it will expand the tech to payment...
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15 November, 2024
French bank settles $108m digital bond with wholesale CBDC
The digitally native notes leveraged Euroclear's D-FMI for the tokenization aspects and Banque de France's pilot wholesale CBDC for the...
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28 August, 2024
Telegram founder’s arrest slammed by darknet market fans
Telegram Founder/CEO Pavel Durov was detained as part of a probe opened on July 8 against a “person unnamed” for...
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16 July, 2024
Decentralization a spectrum, regulation a necessity: Responses to France’s DeFi discussion paper
The AMF received 34 responses from various players in the DeFi ecosystem, centralized players from the digital asset sector and...
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4 July, 2024
Circle celebrates MiCA stablecoin first as Tether eyes EU exit
Circle secured an EMI license from France's banking regulator, while rival Tether continues to avoid discussions about whether its stable...