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Malta’s Financial Services Authority has initiated the next step to revise its cryptocurrency regulations, aiming to align them with the forthcoming European Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations set to go into effect in December 2024. Malta’s announcement aims to bring…
In a recent move, Malta seeks to remove NFTs and their providers from its Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) law passed in 2018. Malta: NFT is not a crypto asset Malta’s Financial Services Authority (MFSA) stated on December 5 that it…
As of July 2021, Crypto.com announced that it is the first global cryptocurrency platform to receive an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). Crypto.com Manifests Outstanding Possibilities It opens a colossal opportunity for the…
Crypto.com continues to blaze the crypto regulatory trail. This time in Malta. A Major Regulatory Success for Crypto.com In a blog post published today, major cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com announced it had become of the first digital currency platforms to…
According to a report published by Russian media outlet Izvestia on March 5, 2020, Maltese Trident Crypto Fund has suffered a major data leak which is speculated to have compromised personal data of over 266,000 users registered with the platform.…
In an announcement dated February 21, 2020, Malta’s financial regulator, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) stated that it has never approved major cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance to operate in the island nation. Binance Not Authorized by the MFSA In…
Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC), a Microsoft initiative dedicated to accelerating the growth of local software economies, has joined forces with Aeternity (AE), a distributed ledger technology (DLT) project that claims to deliver unmatched efficiency, transparent governance, and global scalability. The…
Malta Enterprise will be the first organization to join the German Blockchain Ecosystem launched by T-Systems. The announcement comes directly from the two companies that have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on October 30, 2019. Blockchain as a Service…
The University of Malta, the highest educational institution in bitcoin-friendly Malta, has launched a master’s degree program in blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT). The course is aimed at equipping students with the skills they need to function in the…
France’s financial watchdog, the Financial Markets Authority (AMF) has announced plans to implement a new set of rules that will govern bitcoin and crypto-based businesses in the region. The regulation is expected to go live later this month, and it…
In a blog post published June 3, 2019, Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced that it’s subsidiary firm OKLink will launch a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin called USDK. Incoming: OKEx Stablecoin The stablecoin fever seems to be catching up with cryptocurrency exchanges…
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas has escalated their proposal to create a new regulatory framework for the issuance and sale of digital tokens in order to attract more blockchain business to set up offices on the island. This according…
Founders Bank, a Malta-based blockchain-friendly financial institution has hired Kenan Altunis, former Deutsche Bank chief executive officer, to function as its CEO, according to a Bloomberg report on May 9, 2019. Altunis Joins Team Crypto Per sources close to the…
France looks determined to push for regulation of cryptocurrencies in Europe as its Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire said on April 15, 2019, that he will urge his European Union partners to set up a uniform crypto regulatory infrastructure, Reuters…
If one is planning to launch an ICO or an STO to fund a startup, one of the seemingly unconnected factors that may affect the failure of success of the token sale is the country in which founders are basing…
Malta, popularly known as the blockchain island, has approved licenses for the first 14 crypto asset agents in the country. The announcement was made by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), April 2, 2019 Malta’s Agents It is virtually impossible to…