France: Financial Markets Authority issued updated guidance against unauthorised crypto-asset services, including aurudium and directverge

On 21 April 2026, the Financial Markets Authority updated its guidance on unauthorised crypto-asset services by adding 31 websites offering Forex and crypto-asset derivatives to consumers in France. The Forex sites include Alpha-Connects, Aurudium, Capexgo, Hwinvest, and Nevixen, while the crypto-asset derivatives sites include Capitalvo, Credoy, Directverge, Finconnect, and Bitmart. The guidance focuses on online investment platforms operating without authorisation and aims to protect retail investors from fraud and regulatory non-compliance by publicly identifying non-compliant actors and directing users to official registers to verify authorised providers.