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French lawmakers are weighing a plan to apply the country's 31.4% crypto tax to swaps into EU-regulated stablecoins, a move Chainalysis warns could push traders offshore. Key Points: A committee amendment would tax crypto-to-stablecoin swaps in France starting Jan. 1, 2027. Chainalysis says the chan

Hackers who seized refrigeration controls at French supermarkets hit 80 Coopérative U stores, chief executive Dominique Schelcher said, adding that losses at a single hypermarket could reach 200,000 euros. Key Points: Coopérative U says 80 of its roughly 2,000 stores were hit, but most managed to fi

French lawmakers on the National Assembly's Finance Committee voted to require holders of self-custodied crypto worth 100,000 euros or more to declare it, risking fines up to 10,000 euros. Key Points: A French parliamentary panel backed mandatory tax reporting for crypto wallets held outside license

Criminals used violence or threats to seize digital assets in 52 verified cases worldwide during the first half of 2026, and France accounted for 33 of them. Key Points: CertiK verified 52 wrench attacks in the first six months of 2026, a 33.3% rise on the same period a year earlier. Recorded financ

A botched attempt to target senior figures in France’s cryptocurrency sector led to the arrest of three suspects on Thursday after a series of violent home invasions and a cross-region police operation. According to information confirmed by multiple law-enforcement sources, the masked and armed men