Asset × Country · Legal Status

Trade NEAR Protocol in France

STATUSLegal REGULATORAMF CLASSCrypto

This page answers one question for France: how a resident actually gets NEAR exposure, and what the rules say.

NEAR Protocol · NEAR-PERPCrypto · France

Price · 24h—

Max leverage20x

Funding · APR—

In FranceAvailable

Canborsa fee0.07% per side

Trade NEAR on Canborsa ›

NEAR Protocol in France · at a glance

Legal

legal statusNEAR Protocol exposure from France

20x

max leverageNEAR Protocol on Canborsa

0.07%

0.14% round-tripCanborsa fee per side

funding intervalSettled while a position is open

What the law actually says

Is NEAR Protocol trading legal in France?

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.

What the contract is

The contract itself does not change by geography: a NEAR perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.

Regulator — France

RegulatorAMF

Websitewww.amf-france.org

CryptoLegal

Funding · local rails

How to fund a trade from France

The routes traders use to reach USDC before a deposit.

Rails · deposit routes

Rail

Status

Note

SEPA / SEPA Instant transfer (EUR)

WORKS

The default and cheapest euro rail; on Kraken a EUR 1 minimum with no deposit fee, crediting in 0-3 days or instantly via SEPA Instant.

Debit card

LIMITS

Available across the EEA as a convenience rail; on Kraken EUR 10 minimum plus EUR 0.25 + 3.75%, near-instant.

PayPal

LIMITS

Offered in the EEA with a EUR 1 minimum and near-instant deposit, but withdrawal is held for 72 hours.

WORKS

Global fallback for EUR, EUR 4 minimum plus a EUR 3 fee, 1-5 business days; rarely needed from France given SEPA.

Any rail into a non-EU exchange

BLOCKED

Blocked by law: since July 2026 only an authorised PSCA may serve France, and MiCA has no equivalence regime for non-EU venues.

Availability · by platform

Platforms that offer NEAR Protocol perps in France

13 venues open NEAR Protocol perps to traders in France.

Platform

Sign-up

Max lev

Taker fee

CanborsaSign up›

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

20x

0.07%

ApeX

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0.05%

Aster

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

—

0.04%

Avantis

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

20x

0.045%

dYdX

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

10x

0.05%

gTrade

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

150x

0.035%

Helix

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

12x

0.0001%

Hyperliquid

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

10x

0.045%

Lighter

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

10x

0%

Pacifica

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

10x

0.04%

Paradex

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

10x

0%

Reya

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

20x

0.03%

Vest

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

—

0.01%

How to start trading NEAR Protocol from France

Four steps from sign-up to an open position.

01.

Sign up on Canborsa with email, X or a wallet

No document upload to open the account. Canborsa is non-custodial: your collateral stays under your own keys until a position opens.

Email X Wallet

02.

Fund the account with USDC

Deposit USDC over Canton, Robinhood Chain, Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain or Arbitrum. Canborsa takes no fiat, so buying the USDC happens wherever you normally buy stablecoins.

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Robinhood Chain

03.

Open NEAR-PERP

Pick NEAR in the markets list. The ticket shows the live price, the current funding rate and max leverage 20x .

NEAR-PERPPerpetual · USDC marginLONG

04.

Choose Buy / Long, then set size and leverage

Buying $1,000 of NEAR at 5x uses $200 of collateral. Higher leverage moves the liquidation price closer to your entry: your exposure is the position size, whatever margin you posted. Set a stop-loss below your entry before you walk away.

Position · PnLexamplePnL: $3,425.52|+53.6%

Tax note — France

Occasional traders pay up to 30% PFU on crypto gains; professional traders are taxed as non-commercial profits (BNC) up to 45%.