France Stuns Europe: Could Lawmakers Adopt Bitcoin and Ban Digital Euro?

France has taken a bold step that could reshape Europe’s monetary direction. Lawmakers in the National Assembly have adopted a resolution opposing the introduction of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) proposed digital euro while endorsing Bitcoin and the use of euro-denominated stablecoins as alternatives. The proposal, introduced on October 22, 2025, by Éric Ciotti and members of the Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR), calls on the French government to reject the European Commission’s draft regula ...