Banque de France and Euroclear to switch short-term debt to blockchain
[Finascope exclusive] The "Pythagoras" project on the NEU CP market marks the first large-scale implementation of tokenisation of financial securities in the world. Supervised by the Banque de France, this short-term debt market, used by companies and banks, is worth €310 billion. "It is ...
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The Banque de France now encourages the creation of euro stablecoins
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Cédric Thoma takes over as head of investments at Turenne Groupe in Montpellier
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Avis d'expert
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Strategy
Banque de France and Euroclear to switch short-term debt to blockchain
[Finascope exclusive] The "Pythagoras" project, which is being carried out on the NEU CP market, marks the first large-scale ...
The Banque de France now encourages the creation of euro stablecoins
According to François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France, who spoke at the Fintech Forum on Thursday, a two-pronged ...
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Esma set to take on more responsibility for crypto-assets and market infrastructures
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No direct bitcoin, but a blockchain fund: Suravenir adjusts its offering
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Regulation
Label Finance Europe and Savings Union on the Eurogroup and Ecofin agenda
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Esma set to take on more responsibility for crypto-assets and market infrastructures
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"We deplore very costly data inflation".
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Operation
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Innovation
Banque de France and Euroclear to switch short-term debt to blockchain
[Finascope exclusive] The "Pythagoras" project, which is being carried out on the NEU CP market, marks the first large-scale ...
The Banque de France now encourages the creation of euro stablecoins
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What if cryptos had given the French back their desire to invest?
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ACPR thwarts life insurance companies' plans in crypto-assets
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EIB invests €260 million in French fund Jolt
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Trend
What if cryptos had given the French back their desire to invest?
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Unlisted assets: investors want to diversify their portfolios
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Communiqués
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Appointments
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Sébastien Chaigne, operating partner at Idi
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