Named experts · Practitioner profile
Franck Guiader
Gide Loyrette Nouel ↗ · France, European Union
★ Editor's Watch — MiCA CASP, Token classification, Stablecoin issuance
About Franck
Franck Guiader is Head of Practice for Innovation, Digital Finance, Fintech, AI and Web3 at Gide Loyrette Nouel in Paris. Between 2011 and 2018 he was Director of the Asset Management Regulation Division at the French AMF and subsequently established and headed its Fintech, Innovation and Competitiveness division. He is one of the key architects of the Paris financial market's digital-assets framework and a leading voice on MiCA implementation in France.
Editor's note
Ex-AMF Fintech Division founder — the rare French crypto practitioner with deep regulator-side experience plus an active private practice. Distinctive credibility under Hard Rule #24.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Head of Practice — Innovation, Digital Finance, Fintech, AI, Web3 at Gide
- Former Director of Asset Management Regulation, French AMF (2011-2018)
- Founded and led the AMF Fintech, Innovation and Competitiveness Division
- Steered the UNICORN working group on digital-assets development in France
Jurisdictions
Sources
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Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Franck's practice (France, European Union · MiCA CASP, Token classification, Stablecoin issuance).
France · AMF · PSAN-to-CASP transition
France AMF CASP Authorisation: The PSAN Transition to MiCA
France ran its own crypto regime — the PSAN framework — since the 2019 PACTE law. MiCA replaced it. Existing French PSANs have a fast-track …
DeFi · MiCA scope · 2026 ESMA review
DeFi Under MiCA 2026 — What's Regulated and What Isn't
MiCA covers crypto-asset services 'on behalf of clients' — which catches centralised custody, exchange, and trading platforms but leaves gen…
MiCA Article 75 · Custody safeguarding
MiCA Article 75 Crypto Custody — Segregation and Safeguarding
MiCA Article 75 sets the operational rulebook for CASP custody of client crypto-assets — segregation, ledger accuracy, bankruptcy-remoteness…
MiCA Title II · Token sales and white paper
MiCA Token Sale Rules 2026 — White Paper and Public Offer
MiCA Title II regulates the issuance and public offering of crypto-assets that are not ARTs or EMTs. The issuer prepares a white paper, noti…
Crypto staking · MiCA scope analysis
Crypto Staking Under MiCA 2026 — Service, Custody or Out of Scope
Staking-as-a-service through a CASP is in scope of MiCA Title V — typically as crypto-asset custody plus an additional service layer. Pure p…
MiCA Article 78 · Inducements rule
MiCA Article 78 — Inducements and Crypto-Asset Conflicts
MiCA Article 78 imposes the inducements rule on CASPs — disclosure of any fees, commissions, or non-monetary benefits paid or received in co…