The Financial Markets Authority of France (AMF) just announced that it had approved its very first ICO in the country. The recipient who got the AMF "ICO visa" (a special crypto fundraising platform names French-ICO) was the one to meet the minimum guarantees that are demanded by local law. One of the "winning" elements were…
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With one master stroke, it seems that Paris has suddenly become a “player” in the blockchain industry in Europe. A group of like-minded startups have pooled resources and set up the largest blockchain incubator of its kind in Europe. Known as “The Garage”, this new incubator setup, per a report from NewsBTC, “aims to enhance…
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Facebook has literally shaken the perception of what cryptocurrencies can do. One of the largest companies in the world by user base and market cap, Facebook is creating its very own cryptocurrency called Libra - a project set to disrupt the way we use and perceive digital coins. Because of the massive impact that Libra…
Read moreThe French watchdog finally removed several brokers from the “Black list”, including 24xp and FaceOption.
Read moreComplaints against Forex and binary options brokers surged 94% from 2013 levels, France's financial markets regulator AMF says.
Read moreThe latest version of the list of unauthorized websites offering binary options services to French investors features 223 entries, up by 34 entries from the previous update.
Read moreFrance's vigilant financial regulator has added five new entries to its “Black list” of companies offering Forex services to French customers without having the proper license.
Read moreFrance's financial regulator AMF has just revealed the results of a mystery shopping campaign that targeted Internet sites, offering Forex and binary options trading. The check showed that the mystery shoppers rarely had problems opening a live account and trading without an identification document, whereas withdrawal of funds was as confusing and hard as it…
Read moreFrance's Financial Markets Authority (AMF) is widely known for regularly updating its “Black List” of unauthorized online trading companies. Earlier this month we saw it include massive 189 companies in its list of unauthorized binary options brokers and today the watchdog updated its list of Forex brokers that offer their services in France without having the…
Read moreFrance's Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the national securities market watchdog, earlier today updated its “Black List” of binary options brokers that offer their services in the country without having the necessary license for that. The list now features an impressive number of 189 companies, up from the 155 entries in the list as of December…
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