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Societe Generale Division Forge Receives Crypto Services License From AMF
20.7.2023
French banking giant Societe Generale’s subsidiary, Forge, has been issued with the first crypto services license issued under the country’s crypto assets laws. According to France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers, the license allows Forge to offer services which include crypto...
Societe Generale Becomes First Company to Win French Crypto License
19.7.2023
SG Forge is licensed to provide buying and selling, exchange and custody of digital assets
Banking Giants Crédit Agricole, Santander Seek to Provide Crypto Custody Under French Registration
25.6.2023
A subsidiary co-owned by Crédit Agricole and Santander has registered as a digital asset service provider in France. The registration of Caceis, a company that specializes in offering financial services to institutional investors, allows the two major European banks to tap into the crypto market....
France's Markets Regulator Backs Global Rules for DeFi
19.6.2023
The AMF wants industry stakeholders to contribute to a discussion about its views on supervising DeFi, DAOs and associated risks
Crypto Exchange OKX Targets France as Regional Hub With Plan to Hire 100 People
23.5.2023
OKX has applied for a Digital Asset Service Provider license to join dozens of companies that have already won approval
France mulls fast-tracking registered crypto firms to new EU rules
25.4.2023
France's financial regulator is weighing up “fast track” options for registered firms so they can be compliant with MiCA rules as soon as possible
French Regulator Floats 'Fast-Track' Registration for Incumbents as MiCA Rules Bed in
24.4.2023
EU countries are making the transition to a tough new crypto regime set by Brussels
French Regulator Working to Clarify New Crypto Rules, Align With EU
1.3.2023
Don’t tar all crypto with the FTX brush, the head of the Financial Market Authority told lawmakers
French regulator AMF blacklists only two crypto websites in the whole year
21.12.2022
The AMF and ACPR have blacklisted only two crypto-related websites amid the bear market of 2022 versus 24 such websites last year
France’s 3rd Largest Bank Societe Generale’s Subsidiary Obtains Registration as Digital Asset Service Provider
19.10.2022
Societe Generale-Forge, a subsidiary of France’s third-largest bank, has obtained registration with the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the French financial markets regulator, as a digital asset service provider. Societe Generale’s Subsidiary Registers as Digital Asset Service...
Crypto Exchange Binance Approved by French Regulator as a Fully Regulated Digital Asset Service Provider
6.5.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has received regulatory approval from the French financial regulator to operate as a registered digital asset service provider. “Binance will significantly scale our operations in France to make crypto and our services more accessible to all,”...
Global Regulators ‘Going Full Steam’ on Crypto — Official Says ‘Current Structure Is No Longer Fit for the Purpose’
11.2.2022
Global regulators are “going full steam” on cryptocurrency regulation. “The current structure is no longer fit for the purpose with the development of cross-border digital market activities,” said the chairman of France’s markets watchdog AMF. Global Regulators...
French AMF Charges XTB for €300K
15.11.2021
The French Sanctions Commission, AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) recently imposed a 300,000 euros fine on XTB. The financial regulator has accused X-Trade Brokers of breaching its professional duties in the region. The Poland-based broker operates in France with a Polish license. However,...
French regulator warns against unauthorized crypto platforms
1.10.2021
AMF once again advised investors to only invest in crypto through authorized services listed on official websites
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...
South African Bitcoin Investment Company Faces Fresh Scam Allegations
4.8.2020
FX Choice, a forex and crypto trading company, is making new allegations that South African bitcoin investment company, Mirror Trading International (MTI) is a multi-level marketing scam. The company says it uncovered this after researching into MTI, a firm that claims to have “118,027...
Coinhouse obtains mandatory AMF registration for its crypto activities
22.4.2020
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Coinhouse & Coinhouse Custody Services, the first companies to obtain mandatory AMF registration for digital assets related activities
Paris - April 6th 2020 - The AMF (the French...
Coinhouse Wins First Crypto License From French Regulator
6.4.2020
Coinhouse's new status with the Financial Markets Authority should help the firm get banking services in France and bigger institutional clients
French Financial Regulator Suggests Europe-Wide Security Token Sandbox
12.3.2020
France’s top securities watchdog has proposed that all of Europe adopt a “Digital Lab” sandbox to support the creation of security token offering regulation
French Financial Regulator AMF has approved France’s First Initial Coin Offering (ICO)
21.12.2019
The Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF), the French financial markets regulator, has approved its first Initial coin offering (ICO). Even though the token sales stay legal as an option of fundraising in France, those that had been approved by the AMF might be marketed directly to the general...