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CME Group Publishes Bitcoin Options Specifications
2.11.2019
In mid-September, the foreign exchange company CME Group announced the launch of options on its bitcoin futures contracts in Q1 2020, pending regulatory review. CME Group executive Tim McCourt said there was “increasing client demand” for the firm’s bitcoin derivatives and now...
French High School Students Will Learn About Bitcoin And Crypto
2.11.2019
The French Ministry of National Education has added a module on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to its curriculum
French Ministry of Education Publishes Bitcoin Resource Guide for Educators
1.11.2019
As digital currencies transform the world, concepts like Bitcoin continue to percolate into academic courses and higher education worldwide. The French Ministry of National Education’s recently published economics and social sciences resource guide for teachers discusses cryptographic money...
Here’s How the French Gov’t Wants to Teach 16-year-olds About Bitcoin
1.11.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Dessine-moi l'éco
French secondary school students will be learning about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in class – after the country’s Ministry of National Education and Youth introduced worksheets and teachers resources for 16 year-olds learning about...
The Silk Road Investigation: A ‘Pattern of Bad Behavior and Double Agents’
23.10.2019
Kathryn Haun, a general partner at U.S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has revealed in recent interviews how she helped take down the Silk Road when she was working for the Attorney General’s office. According to her accounts, the U.S. government agency also asked her to help...
French Finance Minister Warns He ‘Cannot Countenance’ Facebook’s Libra
17.10.2019
France: government minister attacks Facebook’s Libra once again
French Central Banker: The World Needs to Standardize Crypto Regulations
16.10.2019
A French central banker is calling for a global regulatory framework on crypto assets
Bitcoin to Return to 5,200 French Tobacco Stores + 15 More Crypto News
11.10.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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5,200 French tobacco stores will begin selling Bitcoin again after a false start. The project is the brainchild...
Why French Lender SocGen Issued a $110 Million Ethereum Bond to Itself
11.10.2019
Societe Generale has no plans to resell its $110 million ethereum bond, but future blockchain trials will involve external investors, an exec said
French State-Owned Bank Joins $8M Lightning Network Startup Funding
9.10.2019
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network dev ACINQ raises $8M in a new funding round
State-Owned French Bank Joins Bitcoin Startup’s $8 Million Series A
8.10.2019
Lightning-focused bitcoin startup ACINQ added an interesting investor to its cap table: Bpifrance, a state-owned bank that just made its first crypto investment
US Congressmen Ask Fed to Consider Developing ‘National Digital Currency’
3.10.2019
"We are concerned that the primacy of the U.S. Dollar could be in long-term jeopardy from wide adoption of digital fiat currencies."
French Police Shut Down 850,000 Computer Botnet Used for Cryptojacking
28.8.2019
French police have neutralized a botnet, which was used in part for illicit XRM mining
Three of the World’s Biggest Tech Companies to Testify Against French Digital Tax in US
14.8.2019
Over the past two decades, some of the biggest tech companies in the world originated in the United States, but it was not long before those companies expanded into the rest of the world. As long as those companies operating in the United States, they were governed by tax laws in their native...
French Fintech Startup Joko Raises 1.6 M Euros To Help Users With Credit Card Rewards
4.7.2019
Over the last five years, Fintech has grown into one of the hottest industries in the world and has grown by leaps and bounds across many countries. While the United States, United Kingdom, and China remain the leading lights of the new Fintech charge, other parts of Europe have also become active...
French Regulators Notice Uptick In Crypto-Related Complaints
3.7.2019
French financial authorities have observed an uptick in cryptocurrency-related complaints from investors
French Central Bank: Facebook’s Libra May Need Banking License
25.6.2019
Facebook’s Libra must comply with anti-money laundering regulation and needs banking licenses, according to the Bank of France Governor
French Minister of Economy to Ask for Guarantees From Facebook In Regards to Its Forthcoming Coin
18.6.2019
French Minister of the Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire has raised concerns about Facebook’s forthcoming stablecoin
Report: French Gaming Giant Ubisoft Considering Potential Blockchain Applications
12.6.2019
French video gaming giant Ubisoft is allegedly exploring potential blockchain applications in gaming as a strategy to gain a more competitive edge in the industry
French Retail Chain Carrefour Registers Sales Boost Following Blockchain Integration
3.6.2019
Carrefour stated that sales of certain items have increased thanks to a blockchain food tracking system