https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The deal sounded murky from the start: in exchange for bitcoin worth two million euros ($2.3 million), the wealthy buyer would hand over the equivalent sum in cash in a luxury hotel on the French riviera. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180819/south-korean-swaps-bitcoins-for-2m-in-fake-notes Sun, 19 Aug 2018 20:07:18 +0200 south-korean-swaps-bitcoins-for-2m-in-fake-notes An illegal Bitcoin trading network worth €200,000 was busted by French police, authorities revealed on Monday. It's the first time an illegal trading ring of the virtual money has been broken up in Europe, police chiefs in France claimed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140707/bitcoin-trading-ring-busted-by-french-cops Mon, 07 Jul 2014 16:33:00 +0200 bitcoin-trading-ring-busted-by-french-cops