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Three men who broke into a Bristol home to force a cryptocurrency holder to hand over his funds have been sentenced to a combined 16.5 years, as Chainalysis data shows physical attacks on crypto holders climbing worldwide.
The National Assembly has adopted an amendment that would apply a 31.4% flat tax on gains realised when converting crypto into MiCA-compliant stablecoins such as USDC or EURC, leaving USDT outside its scope.
M-CERT warned French maritime operators including the ports of Marseille and La Rochelle of attacks by NoName057(16), a pro-Russian hacktivist group that pays crowdsourced volunteers in TON cryptocurrency, months after a Europol crackdown.
A proposed French tax amendment would strip MiCA-approved stablecoins like USDC and EURCV of their deferral benefit, while leaving Tether's USDT untouched. Chainalysis warns the measure could push users toward offshore platforms and DeFi.
A trader known as "realist" on X says three armed men invaded his home, bound him and stole roughly $800,000 in crypto and a Rolex — the latest in a string of violent "wrench attacks" against crypto holders in the UK and France.
Trade association Adan has reported breaches at the French tax administration to data protection authority CNIL, citing the FICOBA bank account leak and a suspected DGFiP agent leak, after months of silence from the Finance Ministry.
France's National Assembly finance committee adopted five crypto-related tax and reporting measures to the 2027 budget before voting down the whole revenue section on 9 October, sending the debate to the full chamber next week.
France's finance committee has adopted an amendment ending tax deferral on crypto-to-stablecoin conversions from 2027, a proposal originally pitched by three crypto entrepreneurs. Trade body Adan, which counts stablecoin issuers among its members, has said little.
The French National Assembly's finance committee has begun voting on ten crypto-related amendments to the 2027 budget bill, adopting a new tax on crypto-to-stablecoin conversions and a ten-year loss carryforward, while rejecting a wealth-tax extension to digital assets.
An analysis of more than 10,000 Polymarket transactions shows how a handful of accounts and a viral social media push inflated the odds on French mayor David Lisnard's presidential bid — far above his 3.5% Ifop polling score.
Paris will levy 17% on dormant bank savings held by Caisse des dépôts to raise €1.4 billion, while millions of lost bitcoins remain entirely beyond the reach of French tax authorities.
The US Treasury has sanctioned a financing network involving two French associations, accusing them of converting charitable donations into cryptocurrency that reached Hamas's armed wing. Three people were arrested in France.
A couple near Montpellier has been targeted twice within six months in crypto-related home invasions, as French prosecutors report a sharp rise in kidnappings and abductions linked to digital assets since 2023.
Three masked men broke into a home in Taverny, France, using stolen data from crypto tax platform Waltio to try to extort cryptocurrency from a family. Six suspects have since been indicted.
French exchange Paymium has told customers their personal data was exposed after a breach at email provider Brevo, the same incident that triggered a phishing campaign against Trezor users.
A family of four was tied up and threatened overnight in Vendin-le-Vieil, northern France, as intruders forced the father, who works in crypto, to hand over roughly €40,000. Four suspects remain at large amid a surge in violent attacks on crypto holders across France.
Four suspects have been indicted, three placed in pretrial detention, over a violent home invasion in Taninges targeting a woman's crypto assets, part of a surge in physical crypto crime recorded by French prosecutors.
The Autorité nationale des jeux is looking into whether Robinhood's predictive markets activity falls under French gambling law, as the American broker sponsors Ligue 1 club OGC Nice this season.
Chainalysis estimates $9.4 billion in potentially taxable crypto activity in France for 2025, against just €368 million in declared capital gains last year, as the EU's DAC 8 reporting directive approaches in 2027.
A group broke into a home in Vern-sur-Seiche believing it belonged to a cryptocurrency holder, detaining and assaulting the occupants before fleeing once they realised their mistake. The case adds to a growing tally of crypto-linked abductions across France.