France Launches “Crypto Refugee Program” To Provide Refuge for Cryptocurrency Companies Fleeing US Regulation

France Terre d'Asile, a French refugee and asylum association, has launched a program called "Crypto Refugee Program" aimed at providing refuge for cryptocurrency companies fleeing US regulation. The program has the support of the French financial regulator AMF and the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority PSAN. The program is part of the French government's initiative to attract fintech companies to France.

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