Binance approved to offer crypto services to Swedish customers

The decision from Sweden’s financial authority followed regulators in France, Bahrain, Spain and Dubai granting similar approvals for Binance in 2022.

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XRP Fiat On-Ramp/Off-Ramp Services to Enter UK and France With Xumm Wallet

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Tezro: Bringing Instant Messaging and Digital Assets Services Under One Roof

PARIS, FRANCE  / NOVEMBER 7th 2022 / Safety is every crypto enthusiast’s top-most priority. After all, you wouldn’t want your cryptocurrency wallet to be compromised and your coins stolen.

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Crypto.com granted regulatory approval in France

Crypto. com, a Singapore-based crypto trading platform that’s among the fastest-growing in the world, has secured regulatory approval to offer its services in France as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP).

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Societe Generale French Bank Introduces a Digital Asset Service for Asset Managers

Societe Generale, the third-largest bank in France by market capitalization, gave feedback on the increased thirst of investors looking to incorporate cryptocurrencies into their portfolios. The Decentralized Bank Service The French bank has issued unique services for asset managers in…

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Binance granted a Virtual Assets Provider license in Spain

Binance has received approval as a Virtual Asset Services Provider (VASP) in Spain, the leading crypto exchange and trading platform said on Friday. The company, which already boasts registration in France and Italy via local subsidiaries, announced its VASP license in Spain was granted via Moon Tech Spain.

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Binance Registering As A Money Services Business in Canada, Exchange is Financing a $113M Initiative in France

The leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance will continue to operate in Ontario, Canada, after having a successful discussion with the regulators. In June, the exchange told its users that they would no longer stay open in Canada’s most populous province and asked users to close their accounts by Dec.

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Bitcoin Adoption: Just Eat France Now Accepts BTC Payments in Over 15,000 Restaurants

Food delivery company Just Eat, which serves over 15,000 restaurants in France, now accepts payments in Bitcoin. This has been facilitated by US-based crypto payment processor BitPay.   Covid-19 Has Accelerated Online Food Delivery and Crypto Home delivery services have experienced an unprecedented increase in demand in recent times due to lockdown restrictions brought about byRead MoreRead More.

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Regulated Swiss Crypto Bank SEBA Expands Services to 9 New Countries

Swiss crypto bank SEBA has rolled out its services to clients across Singapore, Hong Kong, the U.K., Italy, Germany, France, Austria, Portugal

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Bitcoin Reaching the Masses via Mainstream TV and Newspaper Ads

Bitcoin is getting some real love as TF1 becomes the first national channel in France to air Bitcoin ads. TF1 audience is getting to watch Bitcoin-related ads promoting Keplerk’s BTC services multiple times a day now.

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French National TV Starts Advertising Bitcoin

TF1, the first national channel in France, has begun broadcasting Bitcoin-related ads multiple times a day. The services being advertised are by Keplerk, which allows people to buy BTC in over 6,500 tobacco shops.

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6,500 Tobacco Shops in France Will Soon Be Selling Bitcoin (Again)

Keplerk has announced that it will ‘relaunch’ its services and offer Bitcoin purchases in over 6,500 tobacco shops in France. Individuals will be able to buy BTC with coupons worth 50, 100, or 250 euros.

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France: Crypto-to-Crypto Transactions Tax-Exempt Unless Traded for Fiat

France has welcomed cryptocurrency investments by announcing that crypto to crypto transactions will be tax-exempt, and necessary taxes will be applied only when selling crypto for fiat currency. According to Bloomberg Tax, France will also introduce a value-added tax (VAT) for transactions where crypto is directly used to purchase goods and services, September 12, 2019.

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France’s Financial Markets Authority (AMF) Sees Increase in Crypto Complaints Per Its 2019 Risk Map

Crypto is undoubtedly becoming more popular as more people are beginning to make use of it as a means of payment or investment, more merchants are beginning to accept it in exchange for goods and services and more institutional funds are being pushed into crypto as a whole. Besides the benefits that are going to […]

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Dutch Authorities Shut Down Bestmixer

The Dutch Financial Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) has shut down cryptomixing site Bestmixer. io. According to local media, Dutch authorities moved to shut down the site on May 22, 2019, as part of a joint operation with police agencies from several European nations, including France, Latvia and Luxembourg.

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BOW ICO

BOW APP is a Blockchain application that ensures the traceability of luxury products for individuals. The BOW SOFTWARE is a B2B platform for luxury brands specialized in the management of the supply chain.

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With Latest Partnership, Ledger Vault Offers a Fix to Crypto’s Custody Problem

Within the sphere of traditional finance, at least, crypto has a custody problem. The problem? Crypto is complicated, security is tricky and — if we’re being frank — the suits don’t know a bit from a byte (or a blockchain from a cloud server).

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Pakistan Introduces Crypto Regulation

The Pakistani government will now regulate local cryptocurrency firms under new legislation. Local news outlet The Express Tribune reported that the government of Pakistan will introduce Electronic Money Institutions (EMI) regulations based on the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

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PwC Partner: Central Bank Digital Currencies Need to Be Stress-Tested by Big Companies

Pauline Adam Kalfon, a blockchain and financial services partner at PwC France, explained that central banks may start to accept the idea of issuing their own digital currency once big companies have stress-tested the technology, as noted on Forbes on March 22, 2019.

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New Zealand to Slap ‘Digital Services Tax’ on Internet Giants Google, Facebook: Will this Antagonize the US?

Following the precedent set by some European countries such as Austria, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, New Zealand has indicated it will introduce a digital services tax. This is expected to affect internet giants such as Google and Facebook, according to the New Zealand Herald.

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French Economist, Former Central Bank Governor Links Up with SETL Blockchain Startup

The former governor of the Banque de France (Central Bank of France), Christian Noyer, has surprised some of his most traditional colleagues by becoming a member of the board of directors of a company called SETL< which is a blockchain startup.

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Coinsquare exchange is now available in 25 European countries

One of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinsquare, has officially launched in 25 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

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France will tax tech giants in 2019 if EU doesn’t step up

Plans for EU-wide digital services tax to prevent tax evasion were struck down this week as the proposal didn’t receive unanimous support from all 28 member states. This happened despite Germany and France‘s attempt to reach a consensus by proposing a bill full of concessions, which would specifically target behemoths like Google and Facebook.

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Ledger Wallet Plans to Pause Bitcoin Cash Services on November 15

Ledger, the popular hardware wallet manufacturer based out of France, has recently revealed the company’s contingency plans for the upcoming Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork scheduled for Nov. 15. On Tuesday, Oct.

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EY Prototype Allows Private Transactions on Ethereum’s Blockchain

In a bid to lower the barriers to mainstream adoption of blockchain technology, professional services giant Ernst & Young (EY) has launched a solution that it claims will allow companies to transact privately on Ethereum’s blockchain using zero-knowledge proof (ZKP).

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Bitcoin Foundation Challenges “French BitLicense” Proposed in PACTE Bill

On September 23, 2018, the Bitcoin Foundation sent a letter to the French Parliament asking that they reject a new crypto asset amendment being proposed in the PACTE Bill, which deals with the growth and transformation of France’s businesses and the country’s employee savings.

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Biking Across America, Crypto Cyclists Look to Raise $1 Million for Charity

Crypto, charity and cycling. It’s an unlikely triad, but two fitness enthusiasts-turned-crypto philanthropists believe that, taken in combination, the three can drive positive change.

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