France goes rogue, Bitcoin pumps on Fed rate cut: Global Express

France goes rogue, Bitcoin pumps on Fed rate cut: Global Express

France's financial regulator warns of blocking crypto firms exploiting lenient EU MiCA licenses, potentially undermining the single market. Bitcoin surges amid US Federal Reserve's 0.25% rate cut to 4.1%, though memecoin corrections loom. Pakistan launches crypto licensing via new authority; Thailand freezes 3M scam accounts, eyeing Bitcoin alternatives; Australia eases stablecoin rules. Global crypto adoption advances amid regulatory flux.