# France News
January 11, 2019 by Guest Post at
Press Releases
A few weeks after the PACTE law, which will regulate the crypto-asset industry in France, is voted, the Paris Blockchain Week Summit will gather 3,000 French and international professionals of the industry. The summit will be the flagship event of the Paris Blockchain Week. The goal of the Paris Blockchain...
On January 8, 2019, the first six tobacco stores in France began selling bitcoin as a result of a deal inked with Keplerk, a French fintech company that intends to expand the sale of bitcoin to 6,500 more stores by February. 1000x Scale in Pipeline In November 2018, it was...
December 5, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at
Adoption, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Regulation
Twenty-six France-based companies including RCI Bank, Allianz France, Alten, BNP Paribas, and others, have tested R3's proof-of-concept blockchain solution with support from the French Association of Corporate Treasurers (AFTE). The system is targeted at helping firms conduct better know-your-customer (KYC) checks, according to a press release by RCI Bank on...
The price of bitcoin crashed by a staggering 33 percent in the last seven days after uncertainty sparked by the bitcoin cash “hash war” reminded markets in the prior week how volatility cryptoassets still are. Bitcoin dropped from $5,600 on Monday morning to around $3,750 by Sunday afternoon, to reach...
KeplerK, a France-based fintech firm has established a strategic partnership with tobacco shops in the region to enable them to sell bitcoin (BTC) to cryptocurrency enthusiasts in the state starting from 2019, reported Reuters on November 22, 2018. KeplerK Fueling Bitcoin Adoption Amidst Per sources close to the matter,...
