On Feb. 28, 2023, the French Parliament passed new legislation that modifies the regulatory framework applicable to digital asset service providers based in France, or that provide services in France....more
On Jan. 9, 2019, both the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on crypto-assets....more
1/24/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Currency ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
MTFs ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Token Sales
The notion of distributed ledger (formally denominated “shared electronic recording system, or DEEP in French) was first introduced to French law in 2016 by Ordinance No. 2016-520 of April 28, 2016 (the “Minibon...more
1/14/2019
/ Blockchain ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Token Sales ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Virtual Currency