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20.03 / 18:11

event Blockchain NFT Web3 Metaverse Updates week Paris Blockchain Week 2023: Latest updates by Cointelegraph

Paris Blockchain Week 2023 (PBW) is about to kick off its ‍4th year as one of the world’s largest conferences tackling all things blockchain, crypto and Web3. The event hosts over 10,000 attendees and was sold out the previous year. The Cointelegraph team is stationed in Paris for the latest news from the ground.

17.03 / 17:19

National pension Macron Government Bypasses France’s National Assembly to Pass Pension Overhaul

PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron’s government bypassed Parliament and invoked special constitutional powers on Thursday to raise the country’s retirement age, a step that places him at odds with France’s legislative branch and millions of protesters.

15.03 / 19:41

Blockchain Ethereum Bitfinex Legal Bitcoin businesses Today in Crypto: Europol Closes ChipMixer & Seizes BTC 1909, 'Surge in Cold Storage & ETH Layer 2 Usage' Post-FTX, Synalcom & Qori Enable Crypto Transactions for 20K Businesses in 'One Action'

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15.03 / 11:35

Provident CEO French payments firms Synalcom and Qori merge

Sylq will provide businesses with an integrated payments offering, supporting purchases by card, bank transfer and crypto on any payment terminal or Android and iOS device, whilst also enabling remote and online payments. The new firm will supply, personalise, support and maintain terminals across Europe.

14.03 / 16:33

Airlines Dreams The Party Is Ending for French Retirees

MENTON, France—Jean-Pierre Demoy has been living the dream ever since he retired from the airline industry 14 years ago.

10.03 / 16:23

Blockchain UPS Ethereum Citi Provident Digital EOS Upland Has Sparked A Stunning Revival In The Fortunes Of EOS

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09.03 / 18:33

business Blockchain regulation swift testing SWIFT moves to next phase of CBDC testing after positive results

According to a statement on Mar. 9, bank messaging platform Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications, or SWIFT, disclosed that the financial institution witnessed positive results related to its pilot test of linking different central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

09.03 / 13:54

Blockchain Digital HSBC Swift to develop beta version of experimental CBDC connector

Sandbox participants included the Banque de France, the Deutsche Bundesbank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Intesa Sanpaolo, NatWest, Royal Bank of Canada, SMBC, Société Générale, Standard Chartered and UBS.Tom Zschach, chief innovation officer at Swift, comments: “Our experiments have shown the critical role that Swift can play in a financial ecosystem in which digital and traditional currencies co-exist. Our API-based CBDC connector has been proven to be robust across almost 5,000 transactions between two different blockchain networks and traditional fiat currency, and we’re delighted to have the support of our community in developing it further.

09.03 / 11:53

Executive Societe Generale hires Natixis’ Anne-Christine Champion to co-head investment bank in executive shake-up

Societe Generale has poached a key executive from French rival Natixis to co-head its investment bank, part of a raft of senior changes unveiled by new chief executive Slawomir Krupa.

08.03 / 16:27

Provident UK hedge funds lag behind French firms for senior women in top jobs

UK hedge funds are struggling to compete with their French peers when it comes to the representation of female leaders among the most senior positions.

08.03 / 13:45

record high Eurozone Inflation Eases, but Core Measure Hits Record High

Eurozone inflation eased in February for the fourth straight month, but a strong pickup in services prices makes it likely that the European Central Bank will continue to raise interest rates in coming months.

07.03 / 09:53

record high Eurozone Inflation Eases, but Core Measure Hits Record High

07.03 / 01:11

business Blockchain Technology Law Web3 Decentralization Digital Asset Hermès asks court to halt sales of MetaBirkin NFTs following recent jury decision

Hermès International, the French luxury fashion house, has requested a Manhattan federal court to block artist Mason Rothschild from marketing or owning his "MetaBirkin" non-fungible tokens (NFTs) following a recent jury decision that found Rothschild had violated Hermes' trademark rights in its famous Birkin bags, as reported by Reuters.

06.03 / 21:25

regulation SEC Congress Senate Meta Ceo American regulators are pushing hard against crypto: Law Decoded, Feb. 28–March 6

American lawmakers and regulators continue to compete in their creative efforts to propose anything but comprehensive game rules for the crypto industry.

06.03 / 14:07

record high Eurozone Inflation Eases, but Core Measure Hits Record High

05.03 / 01:53

record high Eurozone Inflation Eases, but Core Measure Hits Record High

04.03 / 20:23

How Gas From Texas Becomes Cooking Fuel in France

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe is importing U.S. natural gas like never before to heat homes, generate electricity and power factories.

04.03 / 13:49

record high Eurozone Inflation Eases, but Core Measure Hits Record High

04.03 / 00:19

Adoption defi Hackers hacks Fraud DeFi to be examined at inaugural CFTC tech advisory meeting: Finance Redefined

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week.

03.03 / 16:03

record high Eurozone Inflation Eases, but Core Measure Hits Record High

03.03 / 16:03

How Gas From Texas Becomes Cooking Fuel in France

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe is importing U.S. natural gas like never before to heat homes, generate electricity and power factories.

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