French Finance Minister Lescure: 3% Deficit Target Should Not Be Abandoned

This is a fiscal-policy signal, not a crypto story, but it matters for digital-asset markets because French deficit credibility feeds directly into euro-area rate expectations and the euro's standing as a stablecoin and tokenization settlement currency. Lescure's insistence on the 3% anchor suggests Paris is prioritizing market confidence over near-term spending flexibility, which is the kind of stance that keeps European institutional RWA adoption on a slower, more regulated path. The EU-Canada comment hints at a broader push for like-minded regulatory alignment. Whether that translates into concrete cross-border tokenization frameworks is the open question.