In June 2024, the AMF reorganised its warnings to make a dedicated crypto-asset blacklist easier to consult. This article records that historical development and explains how to use official registers today.
The June 2024 announcement
The AMF's communication, published on 5 June 2024, described a dedicated list for unauthorised digital-asset services and token offerings. The date and provider examples belong to that announcement. Original AMF communication.
The French archive lists domains including zoomex.com, trade-pro.io, the-bitcoin-bank.com, krawl-offers.com/bitcoin-bank-alt, mexc.com, coinex.com, biticodes.com, zenithexchange.ltd, sparkgenesisai.com, immediate-genesis.com, smartinvestsas.com and cryptotrader.app. These are historical references to the warning, not live links or a freshly established legal finding about every similarly named business.
A warning list is not exhaustive
Absence from a blacklist does not establish that a service is authorised or safe. Conversely, a company name alone is insufficient to identify an operator: unauthorised sites can impersonate real businesses.
Check the domain, legal entity and contact details, and compare them with the official record. Do not rely on a screenshot of an authorisation supplied by the person approaching you.
Use both warning lists and authorised-provider lists
The AMF's warning search helps identify listed sites and impersonations. The authorised-provider lists serve a different purpose: checking a provider's recorded permissions.
For a business relationship, retain the date of the check, the entity, domain and services examined. Repeat the assessment when the provider changes its terms or transfers the relationship to another entity.
Read the historical PSAN discussion in context
The original article explained mandatory PSAN registration and optional PSAN authorisation under the former French framework. Its description of MiCA as a future change is now historical.
The transitional period for eligible former providers ended on 1 July 2026. Current permission must be assessed under the applicable framework and service scope. An old PSAN number is not a universal substitute for current CASP authorisation.
What authorisation does not guarantee
Regulatory checks are relevant, but they do not guarantee investment performance, immediate withdrawals or the absence of every operational risk. Separate the provider's legal status from the risks of the asset or product being offered.
Be cautious about urgency, promised returns and requests to transfer to an unexpected account. Verify information through official channels rather than a link supplied in an unsolicited message.
For a company selecting a provider
Connect the authorisation check with the contract, custody arrangements, data exports and accounting workflow. The firm can help organise the transaction evidence and reporting needs; that work does not replace a legal opinion on an uncertain service.
Continue with our current provider-checking guide.