The French parliament has been making moves to regulate the cryptocurrency industry in the country, with a bill that will require cryptocurrency companies to register with regulators from January 2022. However, it seems that France is not stopping there in its efforts to regulate the industry, as a new amendment has been agreed upon to ban influencers from advertising cryptocurrency.
According to reports, the Economic Committee of the French National Assembly agreed to the amendment, which will ban influencer direct and indirect promotion of cryptocurrency without permission. This move is seen as part of the country’s strict regulation of the industry, despite being positive towards it.
It is worth noting that currently, there is not a single cryptocurrency company officially licensed by the French financial authorities, effectively banning influencers from promoting cryptocurrency altogether. The bill will go into effect after getting the consent of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The bill requiring cryptocurrency companies to register with regulators from January next year was passed earlier this year, with 109 votes in favor and 71 against. The registration process will include proof of compliance with governance and anti-money laundering regulations.
The main objective of the bill is to force French cryptocurrency companies to acquire cryptocurrency operator licenses until the announcement of MiCA, a cryptocurrency regulation that covers the entire European Union, by the end of 2024.
French senator Herve Maury, who is part of the French Finance Committee, explained the purpose of the bill, stating that “French cryptocurrency companies have to obtain licenses before October of this year, but no one has done so.” This means that local cryptocurrency companies that are not registered with the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) will have to obtain a license from 2024.
As the regulation of the cryptocurrency industry becomes more important around the world, it is likely that more countries will follow in France’s footsteps in making strict laws for related regulations.
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