AMF Warns Public Against Unauthorised Crypto-Asset Actors
On 23 December 2025, the French Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) issued a warning against 51 newly identified websites offering crypto-assets or related services without authorisation in France. Since the start of 2025, the AMF has added 71 entities to its blacklist. The regulator reminds investors to consult its official whitelist of registered digital asset service providers (PSAN/PSCA) before engaging with any platform.
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