France turns up the heat on Binance and rivals amid EU power struggle

France turns up the heat on Binance and rivals amid EU power struggle

French regulator ACPR is auditing Binance and dozens of exchanges as Paris seeks a greater role in enforcing MiCA rules across Europe. France’s banking regulator is conducting additional Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks on Binance and other cryptocurrency exchanges, as Paris lobbies for more authority over Europe’s crypto industry under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)….

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Semiconductor company Sequans is raising 0M to buy Bitcoin

Semiconductor company Sequans is raising $200M to buy Bitcoin

French chipmaker Sequans has said it is looking to accumulate 100,000 Bitcoin within five years in an aggressive treasury strategy. French semiconductor company Sequans Communications filed for a $200 million at-the-market equity offering on Monday to fuel its Bitcoin treasury strategy — with the longer-term aim to amass 100,000 Bitcoin by 2030. The program will…

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France is investigating X over foreign interference, while a MP also criticizes Grok

France is investigating X over foreign interference, while a MP also criticizes Grok

France is launching a criminal investigation into Elon Musk’s X over alleged instances of algorithm manipulation for foreign interference purposes. The national gendarmerie will be tasked with the investigation, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced.  In a statement, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that the investigation is looking at X as a legal entity as well…

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Europe’s Blockchain Group, UK’s Smarter Web Co. add to Bitcoin stashes

Europe’s Blockchain Group, UK’s Smarter Web Co. add to Bitcoin stashes

French company The Blockchain Group and the UK-based Smarter Web Company each boosted their corporate Bitcoin treasuries on Monday with multimillion-dollar BTC purchases. Two European companies — France’s The Blockchain Group and the United Kingdom’s Smarter Web Company — have expanded their Bitcoin holdings. In a Monday announcement, The Blockchain Group said it acquired 116…

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