Spot and derivatives diverge sharply here. Holding and trading spot crypto is lawful for a French resident, but who may serve them is now tightly closed: the transition from the French PSAN regime under the loi Pacte to the EU MiCA regulation ended on 1 July 2026, and since 2 July 2026 only an authorised crypto-asset service provider (PSCA/CASP) may provide crypto services in France.
The AMF publishes a white list of authorised providers and stresses that MiCA carries no equivalence regime with third countries, so a non-EU exchange cannot serve French clients on the strength of a home-country licence; providers that failed to obtain authorisation are running orderly wind-down plans and moving clients out. France had authorised 31 providers by 6 July 2026, against 283 across the EU.
The contract itself does not change by geography: a CXMT perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.
6 venues open ChangXin Memory Technologies perps to traders in France.
ApeX
Aster
Hyperliquid
Lighter
OndoFour steps from sign-up to an open position.
Occasional traders pay up to 30% PFU on crypto gains; professional traders are taxed as non-commercial profits (BNC) up to 45%.
Trading CXMT from France: legal.
France residents can trade ChangXin Memory Technologies on 6 platforms, including ApeX, Aster and edgeX.
On Canborsa, traders in France can use up to 5x leverage on ChangXin Memory Technologies.
On Canborsa, ChangXin Memory Technologies trading from France costs 0.07% per side.