FRENCH ASSEMBLY BACKS STABLECOIN SWAP TAX

First reported Oct 17, 2026, 19:48 UTC

Source reports

FRENCH ASSEMBLY BACKS STABLECOIN SWAP TAX Lawmakers voted 38–37 for a proposal to tax private investors’ gains on swaps into single-currency stablecoins from Jan. 1, 2027—even without cashing out. It is not yet law. Read more here… — @DefiantNews (X), Oct 17, 2026, 19:48 UTC
🇫🇷 REGULATION: French MPs voted 38 to 37 to tax crypto-to-stablecoin swaps at 31.4% from 2027, with only 100 of 577 lawmakers bothering to show up. — @Cointelegraph (X), Oct 18, 2026, 05:30 UTC

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