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France clears sale of EDF's Exaion computing unit to US miner Mara Holdings

France's DG Tresor sent Mara Holdings a letter of engagement on 20 January backing the sale of 64% of EDF's HPC and blockchain unit Exaion for USD 168 million, exposing its EDF Transfer platform to the US Cloud Act.

Reported Editor-read L'Essentiel de l'Éco, 28 January 2026

What it does not test. This does not confirm the sale has closed, nor that the 31 January deadline set by Mara Holdings for a final decision was met.

How this item counts. Towards dependence: it changes who owns, whose law governs. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight -4 of 36 possible. France backs sale of EDF unit to US Mara Holdings, exposing platform to Cloud Act. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-17. How the record is made

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