Three years ago, Nabilla’s Snapchat statements about bitcoin had inflamed the media, causing the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) to react. On July 28, 2021, the epilogue of this case was announced in a statement from the Directorate General for … Read More
Most companies in the cryptocurrency sector will soon be affected by the consequences of Decree No. 2019-1213 of November 21, 2019 on digital asset service providers (DASPs). The deadline is short: the last texts implementing the decree (two instructions and … Read More
I – Background The strong rise in cryptocurrencies in 2017 attracted a large number of new investors, many willing to do anything to make big profits. It also attracted a number of dubious players who were claiming high rates of … Read More
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (“AMF”) published on July 3 and 20, 2017, its 2017 risk mapping (where a few pages are devoted to the specific case of blockchain) and its response to the European Commission’s consultation on FinTech: “Towards … Read More