France Financial News
16.06 / 04:55
Binance
regulation
Binance Seeks to Deregister Cyprus Entity Amid Upcoming EU MiCA Rules
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is seeking to delist itself from the register of authorized crypto asset service providers (CASPs) in Cyprus in order to focus its efforts on complying with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation.
16.06 / 04:42
Binance
regulation
Binance applies to deregister in Cyprus, says focus is on 'larger markets'
Binance appears to be preparing to exit Cyprus. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has marked Binance Cyprus Limited as “Under examination for application for deregistration” on its website.
16.06 / 02:58
Provident
CEO
Platform
Strategy
Deal
BCB Group and Sutor Bank terminate acquisition deal
BCB Group’s founder and CEO, Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie comments: “Whilst we still believe in the team at Sutor and their innovative platforms, ultimately we recognise that in today’s market, unrecognisable compared to the 2021 market, we can each serve our clients on our own foundations more effectively than via the deal originally agreed.
16.06 / 02:36
Matthews
dealmaking
Inside BNP Paribas’ UK dealmaking push: ‘No excuses’
When Matthew Ponsonby set out a five-year plan to grow BNP Paribas’ UK investment banking business in 2020, he decided on a code-name: ‘no excuses’.
15.06 / 00:27
regulation
Financial Services
reports
Financial
French financial markets ombudsman reports jump in crypto-related mediations
Progress can have its drawbacks, as the French stock market regulator, the nongovernmental Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), has noticed. According to the AMF ombudsman, digital asset-related mediations rose sharply in 2022, as did the number of registered digital asset service providers (DASPs).
12.06 / 09:47
Pool
A16z crypto opens first overseas office in UK
In a blog post announcing the move, the firm states: "While there is still work to be done, we believe that the UK is on the right path to becoming a leader in crypto regulation. The UK also has deep pools of talent, world-leading academic institutions, and a strong entrepreneurial culture.
09.06 / 16:33
business
Blockchain
exchanges
Mainstream
Bitcoin
Crypto.com suspends US institutional exchange service
Crypto.com will no longer serve institutional clients in the United States after announcing the suspension of the service from June 21.
09.06 / 16:17
UPS
IPO
FIVE
Booking
NASDAQ
Extreme
NOT
Ron Insana says an AI bubble may be forming, but we're not there yet
There has been much discussion in the financial media of late as to whether there's another bubble forming in the publicly traded shares of companies involved in the development and use of artificial intelligence.
09.06 / 06:15
Ethereum
Target
Digital
SEC
Action
BitGo
Bitcoin
sec lawsuit
Updates
Bitcoin Price and Ethereum Prediction: US SEC Lawsuit, FTX Bankruptcy, and BitGo Updates Unveiled
Bitcoin and Ethereum, two of the leading cryptocurrencies, have been in the spotlight recently due to significant developments surrounding the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit, the bankruptcy of FTX exchange, and the acquisition deal involving BitGo.
09.06 / 03:11
Adoption
Trump
Pro-Bitcoin DeSantis tagged over AI-faked photos in Trump smear campaign
Pro-Bitcoin (BTC) presidential bidder Ron DeSantis has been tagged for apparently using artificial intelligence-generated images in an ad campaign smearing rival and former president Donald Trump.
08.06 / 11:35
Law
regulation
SEC
Court
SEC's crypto actions surged 183% in 6 months after the FTX collapse
Cryptocurrency-related enforcement actions undertaken by the United States securities regulator significantly increased in the six months following the bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
08.06 / 11:23
07.06 / 18:57
JPMorgan
BNP Paribas hires JPMorgan banker Jacqueline Taylor for UK deals team
BNP Paribas has hired a senior JPMorgan banker to bolster its coverage of UK companies in the latest change at the French bank.
07.06 / 11:19
NFT
Non-fungible tokens
Metaverse
Fashion
Backed
Louis Vuitton Set to Launch $42,000 Physical-Backed NFT Trunks
French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has announced its first non-fungible token (NFT) collection, with each iconic-trunk-turned-digital-collectible coming with a tag of nearly $42,000.
06.06 / 20:30
services
Financial
UK beats France, Germany to retain crown as Europe’s top destination for financial services investment
France and Germany have failed to topple the UK’s dominance in financial services investment as the latter sees a double-digit gain in new projects.
06.06 / 19:12
Blockchain
Adoption
NFT
Web3
Fashion
Louis Vuitton embraces Web3, launches its iconic trunk as a digital collectible
As the fashion industry continues to embrace the “phygital” evolution, French luxury house Louis Vuitton announced the launch of the VIA Treasure Trunk, the virtual representation of its iconic travel trunk.
06.06 / 19:10
JPMorgan
BNP Paribas hires JPMorgan banker Jacqueline Taylor for UK deals team
BNP Paribas has hired a senior JPMorgan banker to bolster its coverage of UK companies in the latest change at the French bank.
06.06 / 18:44
Blockchain
Conference
Europe
Web3
Startups
Reimagining trust in Web3: Proof of Talk Summit unites industry titans in the Louvre Palace
Web3, the latest iteration of the internet that leverages the power of decentralization, is very much about building trustless ecosystems that naturally present credible services to its communities. Trust is a fundamental pillar of Web3. Communities should feel safe when it comes to their data and transactions, especially as the responsibility is transferred from centralized entities to decentralized networks ruled by code alone.
06.06 / 18:18
business
Binance
privacy
Opinion
Zcash
Monero
privacy coins
Binance was wrong to boot Monero, ZCash and other privacy coins
Binance announced in May that it would delist so-called “privacy coins” such as Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC) and others in several countries, including France, Italy, Spain and Poland. The decision underscored the reality that some companies might step over their own feet to ban privacy tech — even where it is legal — out of a combination of risk aversion and compliance confusion.
06.06 / 18:13
Man
Citizens
Bitcoin
Jail
Moroccan court upholds jail sentence for French man who bought a car illegally with Bitcoin
Moroccan courts have upheld an 18-month prison sentence handed down to a 21-year-old French citizen for "fraud" and "illegal use of cryptocurrency".
01.06 / 19:35
Target
Dash
Binance
regulation
Zcash
Monero
Decred
privacy coins
Binance Targets Privacy Coins for Delisting in Four European Countries – What's Going On?
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is planning to delist a number of privacy coins for users in Spain, France, Italy and Poland.
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