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Update (Oct. 17, 2025, at 11:00 am UTC): This article has been updated to add commentary by a Binance spokesperson. France’s banking regulator is reportedly conducting additional Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks on Binance and other cryptocurrency exchanges, as Paris lobbies for more authority over Europe’s crypto industry under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). According to a Friday Bloomberg report, the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) is checking the Anti-Money Laundering compliance of Binance and “dozens of exchanges.” The report cited anonymous sources who noted that the checks started last year and are confidential. The ACPR reportedly instructed Binance, in particular, to strengthen its risk controls last year. A Binance spokesperson told Cointelegraph that “engagement with the ACPR is an ongoing component of operating as an AML-registered company.” The company representative added that “reviews are are routine part of the ACPR’s regulatory oversight.” The spokesperson also highlighted that — as stated in the reports — “the ACPR is conducting these checks across dozens of exchanges.” These inspections are supposed to verify that institutions comply with regulations, with a focus on AML and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CFT). As a result of last year’s checks, Binance was reportedly asked to strengthen its compliance and risk controls. Companies are typically given several months to address deficiencies, often by hiring additional compliance or information technology staff to strengthen risk and cybersecurity systems. ACPR Paris offices. Source: Wikimedia Related: EU eyes central crypto oversight as MiCA faces tensions France goes on power trip The renewed scrutiny comes as France signals a tougher stance on the crypto industry and a desire to play a larger role in European regulation. In mid-September, France warned it may try to block cryptocurrency companies operating locally under licenses obtained in other European countries. At the time, the French securities…

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