France: Financial Services

Forensic Risk Alliance hosted a panel discussion examining the evolving regulatory frameworks governing cryptocurrency and stablecoins across France, the US, and UK, exploring how MiCA, the GENIUS Act, and emerging legislation shape dispute resolution. The panel analyzed jurisdiction challenges, evidence tracing complexities, and enforcement hurdles that arbitration practitioners now face in this rapidly developing field.

The French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers, "AMF") is amending its positions 2010-05 and 2013-12 to clarify the cases in which certain financial instruments indexed to crypto-assets...

In a decision that may cause some concern, the CJEU has held that asymmetric EU jurisdiction clauses are only valid under EU law if they designate with sufficient precision the alternative jurisdictions in which proceedings may be brought.