The world’s political pundits are placing their money as France prepares for the runoff election on April 24, 2019. It is either the right-wing populist Marine Le Pen or Macron, who are both centrists. Much of the political debate this time revolves around economics, but there is one indispensable part of it that is largely absent from the candidates’ electoral agendas: digital assets. Both Le Pen, Macron and Le Pen have both made statements regarding crypto in the past. However, it seems unlikely that either Macron nor Le Pen will be able to bring about any substantial policy shifts with respect to France’s digital economy.

Despite the current administration’s notable efforts to embrace the IT industry, France is still, in many ways, not a particularly tech-friendly country. France’s authorities have been a beacon of technology for years. fighting in the avant-garde of the European regulatory cause against United States tech behemoths’ tax “optimization” practices, such as opening European offices in more relaxed jurisdictions such as Ireland and Luxembourg.