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A couple in their sixties in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes, France, were subjected to a home invasion by 3 masked individuals, bound, and pressed to hand over cryptocurrency; the husband sustained a head injury. Police are investigating whether the case is related to their son working in the cryptocurrency industry.
France narrowly approves a crypto tax amendment, proposing, effective from 2027 year January, to levy a capital gains tax on crypto asset swaps into stablecoins. 31.4%The amendment still requires Senate approval and budget reconciliation.
BlockBeats reports that the French Prime Minister stated regarding recent riots in various locations that curfews will be imposed tonight wherever needed.
The French National Assembly adopted an amendment proposing to tax certain cryptocurrency-to-stablecoin conversions, proposed to take effect from 2027; the first part of the 2027 Finance Bill remains pending a vote.
BlockBeats said that France plans to introduce from 2027 January onward, imposing a tax on transactions converted into MiCA compliant stablecoins, amounting to 31.4%tax. The proposed bill text, scope of application, and legislative progress have not been independently verified.
The French parliament's relevant tax proposal was withdrawn. It would tax crypto asset conversions into stablecoins and the departure of holders of substantial assets, and must still be reintroduced in plenary session; it has not yet become law.
The Finance Committee of the French National Assembly approved a proposal that would require individuals holding self-custodied crypto assets valued at or above 100000 EUR to report them, with a maximum fine for non-reporting of 10000 EUR。
Data from France’s Interior Ministry showed that from January 1, 2026 through August mid-90 France recorded cases involving crypto-asset kidnapping, extortion, threats, and violent robbery. From January through July a total of 223 people were arrested and 126 people were imprisoned.
Executives at three French crypto companies proposed directly taxing crypto-to-stablecoin conversions. Industry figures warned that the measure could push users toward unregulated stablecoins in the EU.
According to a report by Midi Libre journalist Fabien Arnaud, as relayed, a resident near Montpellier, France, suffered a cryptocurrency-related home-invasion extortion attack, and police have arrested three suspects. The material states that this victim this year April experienced similar violent extortion.
A family in Taverny, France, was subjected to an armed home invasion robbery, 6 suspects were September 11 formally charged.
A crypto industry IT professional and his family in northern France were held hostage by masked men, with approximately 40000 EUR in cryptocurrency forcibly transferred; the suspects remain at large.