• AMF Chairman Robert Ophèle
    French Financial Marks Authority Chairman Robert Ophèle said Europe needs a regulatory sandbox for security tokens. (Photo: AMF)
    Regulation

    ‘Europe cannot afford to miss it’—French call for security token sandbox

    The French Financial Markets Authority’s chairman warned the EU must remove ‘major legal obstacles’ or risk stifling the industry

    March 12, 2020 /

    AMF Chairman Robert Ophèle warned Europe faces a “chicken and egg” paradox when attempting to accommodate markets for security tokens. On one hand, it is too early to change “important” regulations because the market is yet to mature. However, doing nothing would risk stifling innovation.

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    Europe

    EU will focus on crypto regulation in 2019

    A pair of reports issued this month call for expanded and unified banking and securities rules for crypto-assets

    January 15, 2019 /

    The European Union began the new year with a new focus on the regulation of cryptocurrencies, with a pair of reports finding that neither EU banking nor securities laws are currently up to the task of overseeing these new financial assets.

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