France introduces new certificate for crypto influencers
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers says the initiative should help professionalize commercial influence . France’s financial regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has revealed a new online general training course to grant legitimate influencers a certificate. In a press release, the agency said the initiative should help “professionalize commercial influence , an activity that is now regulated by law.” Influencers should give at least 75% correct answers to 25 multiple-choice questions to pass the so-called Responsible Influence Certificate. However, to obtain the certificate , influencers must also get the General Certificate, developed by the Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité. The regulator emphasized the training module covers not only traditional investment products such as equities or ETFs, but also cryptocurrencies and crowdfunding. You might also like: France seeks way for fast-track crypto licenses as EU approv...