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In the world of digital assets, the inviolability of blockchain and the robustness of cryptographic protocols are often touted. Yet for companies operating in this sector, the most critical risk lies not in the blockchain itself, but in the traditional infrastructure layers. A series of major flaws at Waltio, which
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The battle over the Clarity Act crystallises a fundamental clash between two giants. On one side, the crypto ecosystem, embodied by Coinbase, which is defending the ability to innovate around stablecoins, including via yield mechanisms. On the other, the major US banks, led by JPMorgan, which see in these products
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Although the Federal Reserve has been pressured by the White House in the past, this time its chairman's response is unprecedented. In a video released on 12 January, Jerome Powell denounced the direct pressure exerted by the Trump administration to obtain a massive interest rate cut. This statement,
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This is a potential turning point in the tax regulation of digital assets in France. Last Tuesday, an amendment tabled by the Communist Party was passed, aimed at requiring holders of cryptocurrencies to declare their "self-custody" portfolios to the tax authorities, once their value exceeds €5,000. A
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A small revolution. After more than a year of development, customers of the BPCE banking group will be able to buy and sell cryptocurrencies from Monday - a first in France for a major traditional bank, while BPCE manages more than €900 billion in assets and reaches nearly one in
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Amundi is clearly accelerating its crypto strategy. A few weeks after making official the launch of its Bitcoin ETP scheduled for early 2026 (which we revealed in mid-October), Europe's leading asset manager is taking another step forward by unveiling a tokenised unit of its AMUNDI FUNDS CASH EUR
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Michael Saylor has no intention of deviating from his course. While Strategy, his company that has become the global emblem of "Bitcoin Treasury Companies", could be excluded from the MSCI indices (around 10% market share), the boss insists that nothing, neither threats of massive capital withdrawals nor regulatory
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Sorare is going through one of the most difficult periods in its history. According to our information, the French start-up specialising in fantasy football informed its teams on Thursday that an economic redundancy plan (PSE) would be launched. Around 35% of the company's hundred-strong workforce are expected to
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The debate on the taxation of crypto-assets has crept into the bill to establish a budget for France in 2026. Two amendments tabled by MPs Virginie Duby-Muller (Les Républicains) and Paul Midy (Renaissance) proposed creating a specific tax framework for governance tokens, crypto-assets giving voting or initiative rights over decentralised
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The now high-profile "Mara-Exaion" deal could take a new turn. According to information from The Big Whale, the contract for the sale of Exaion to US bitcoin miner Mara Holdings contains a provision that has gone almost unnoticed but is fraught with consequences for EDF and France: for
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The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on 30 October the launch of a new phase in the digital euro project. After two years of preparatory work, the Eurosystem is now entering the technical phase, designed to prepare for a potential first issue by 2029. If the European regulation is adopted
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Financial players' interest in digital assets continues to grow. IBM intends to position itself at the heart of this dynamic. According to our information, the American group is preparing to launch, by the end of 2025, a crypto services platform for its institutional clients (companies and organisations), primarily banks.