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Zuckerberg's Horizon Worlds Teaser Lacks Creativity: Sandbox Co-Founder

Sandbox Co-Founder Sebastien Borget reacts to Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement of a new Horizon Worlds release in France and Spain, where the Meta CEO was mocked online for post...

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Aug 25, 2022 at 4:55 p.m. UTC

Aug 25, 2022

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Facebook Parent Meta Mocked Online After New Horizon Worlds Rollout

Meta’s launch of “Horizon Worlds” in Spain and France this week has been mocked online, after CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his avatar from the platform that revealed graphics of...

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Aug 19, 2022 at 6:53 p.m. UTC

Aug 19, 2022

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French Fintech Lydia Taps Bitpanda to Let 5.5M Users Trade Crypto

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French Fintech Lydia Taps Bitpanda to Let 5.5M Users Trade Crypto

Austrian crypto exchange Bitpanda, the country’s first tech unicorn, has teamed with French mobile payments app Lydia to offer its 5.5 million users the ability to invest in o...

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Nov 23, 2021 at 9:04 p.m. UTC

Nov 23, 2021

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Blockchain-Based Fantasy Soccer Platform Sorare to Raise $532M in Funding

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Blockchain-Based Fantasy Soccer Platform Sorare to Raise $532M in Funding

According to an unconfirmed Business Insider report Wednesday, Paris-based digital soccer collectibles platform Sorare is expected to announce that it will receive $532 millio...

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Jul 16, 2021 at 12:57 a.m. UTC

Jul 16, 2021

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France Wants EU to Give ‘Greater Powers’ to ESMA in Overseeing Crypto: Report

France proposed the change as part of a package of reforms to strengthen financial regulation across Europe.

By Tanzeel Akhtar

Jul 13, 2021 at 6:22 p.m. UTC

Jul 13, 2021

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French Firm Launches Euro Stablecoin With Monthly Attestations From PwC

The issuer claims EUR-L is the first France-originated digital asset pegged to the euro.

By Tanzeel Akhtar

Mar 18, 2021 at 2:17 p.m. UTC

Mar 18, 2021

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Arianee, Early Pioneer of NFTs for Luxury Provenance, Raises $9.5M

Arianee’s raise marks the first time a fund linked to the French government has bought into blockchain tokens.

By Ian Allison

Mar 11, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 11, 2021

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Anonymity

Bitcoin News Roundup for Dec. 10, 2020

With the price of bitcoin looking weak and a major crackdown on crypto anonymity in France, CoinDesk's Market's Daily is back with another crypto news roundup.

By Adam B. Levine

Dec 10, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. UTC

Dec 10, 2020

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