French gambling regulator orders ISPs to block Polymarket
France’s Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ), or the National Gambling Authority, has ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket. Prediction websites are considered...
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Bull Bitcoin asks French court to strike down DAC8 implementing decree
Bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin said Wednesday that it had petitioned France’s Council of State (Conseil d’État) to strike down a French decree implementing the European...
French police bust $1.8M crypto villa scam targeting wealthy couple
French police have arrested two suspected fraudsters accused of stealing about $1.8 million in cryptoassets from a wealthy couple during a fake villa sale after...
French banking giant Crédit Agricole launches EURXT euro stablecoin
Crédit Agricole, Europe’s third-largest bank by assets, has launched the EURO eXchange Token (EURXT), a euro-backed stablecoin issued through its asset servicing arm, Crédit Agricole...
French company abandons crypto treasury strategy, will liquidate Bitcoin holdings
The France-based semiconductor company that announced a move into crypto is “no longer pursuing” a treasury strategy after less than a year. In a Thursday...
French Chipmaker Sequans Dumps Half Its Bitcoin as Treasury Hype Meets Reality
In brief Sequans Communications sold 1,025 Bitcoin during Q1 2026 after kicking off its accumulation strategy last summer. Revenue plunged 24.8% year-on-year to $6.1 million...
French Weather Agency Alerts Police to Sensor ‘Interference’ After $35K Polymarket Payouts
In brief Polymarket traders pocketed more than $35,000 after temperature spikes at a Météo France sensor resolved long-shot Paris weather bets in their favor. Bubblemaps...
French Police Rescue Mother and Child After $400K Crypto Ransom Kidnapping
In brief A mother and her 10-year-old son were kidnapped from their Burgundy home on Monday in a ransom plot targeting the father’s cryptocurrency business....
French finance minister backs euro-pegged stablecoins to compete with US
Roland Lescure, France’s finance minister, backed an initiative by European banks to launch a euro-pegged stablecoin in 2026 to compete with US dollar-backed tokens, which...