Kris Marszalek, CEO of Crypto.com, commented: The European market is central to the long-term growth and success of Crypto.com and we are tremendously proud to now receive registration in France from the AMF. We look forward to continuing to work with the AMF and the ACPR as we introduce our products and services in France,…
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Changpeng Zhao founder and CEO of Binance, commented: Effective regulation is essential for the mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency. The French DASP and AML/CFT regulations put in place stringent anti-money laundering and fit and proper requirements to meet the high standards necessary to be regulated in France. Zhao added: We are grateful to the AMF and…
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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…
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