France

French bank settles $108m digital bond with wholesale CBDC
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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...
Telegram founder’s arrest slammed by darknet market fans
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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...
Decentralization a spectrum, regulation a necessity: Responses to France’s DeFi discussion paper
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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...
Hong Kong, France to explore cross-border CBDCs outside of mBridge
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3 July, 2024

Hong Kong, France to explore cross-border CBDCs outside of mBridge

Both Hong Kong and France will explore the interoperability of their wholesale CBDC systems via a regulatory sandbox to strengthen...
France wants to certify smart contracts—is it even possible?
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13 June, 2024

France wants to certify smart contracts—is it even possible?

While regulations are critical in safeguarding consumers, the current progress in the tech space has shown that authorities need to...
Microsoft to invest $4.3 billion in cloud infrastructure, AI in France
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22 May, 2024

Microsoft to invest $4.3 billion in cloud infrastructure, AI in France

The money will go toward building data centers in Paris and Marseille, with Microsoft promising 25,000 advanced GPUs by 2025;...
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