Facebook cryptocurrency meets opposition in Europe
Political opposition came from French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who said Libra should not and could not become a sovereign currency.
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France gets first crypto assets manager from eToro and Napoleon
eToro and Napoleon are launcing NapoleonX, a CopyPortofolio, providing powerful new investment opportunities for France.
France to petition EU members to adopt its new crypto regulations
Growing impatient with a slow moving European Union, France is now pushing for its own regulations to be adopted more broadly.
France approves a bill to allow insurers to offer crypto investments
A new law allows life insurers to invest in cryptos "without any limitation on the amount that can be allocated."
French authority warns public against a crypto firm
The AMF, the stock market regulator in France, gave warnings regarding the operation of Kuvera LLC (1)/Kuvera France, due to their unauthorized targeting of minors.
French court clerks to use blockchain based platform for operations
Commercial court clerks in France will soon start recording changes relating to companies' legal status using a blockchain based platform.
Ban anonymous coins, French National Assembly recommends
France doesn’t want anonymous cryptocurrencies creating any more illegal trade, so they’re looking to limit them.
Where is your milk from? Carrefour lets buyers know with blockchain help
French supermarket company Carrefour wants to allow consumers to know more about where exactly their milk comes from, according to reports.
France’s largest port is developing a blockchain supply chain system
The port Marseille-Fos in France is developing a blockchain-based supply chain management system to support their Marseille-Fos port.
Paris tobacconists branch out, start selling cryptocurrency
Tobacconists in Paris are now offering their customers the chance to pick up some cryptocurrency along with their cigarettes, lotto tickets and daily newspaper, as part of an initiative set to sweep across the sector in France in 2019.
Protestors in France urge bank run, attempt to collapse the euro
Protests in France are becoming a common occurrence. The number of active “Yellow Vests,” as they’re called for the vests they wear, has dropped slightly, but the protests themselves haven’t.
French lawmakers reject bid to lower crypto taxes
Members of France’s National Assembly rejected several proposals to clarify taxation for cryptocurrencies.