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Binance Extends Support to Malta Stock Exchange Accelerator Program

June 18, 2018

The Malta Stock Exchange has announced that Binance, one of the leading crypto exchanges, is backing the exchange’s newly launched startup accelerator program called the MSX FinTech Accelerator Programme. Th...

Malta Publishes Three Laws, Creates Cryptocurrency Regulation Framework

May 23, 2018

The government of Malta yesterday published three new bills which together create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency. The three bills are: the Virtual Financial Assets Bill, the Malta Digital Innovati...

Binance Pushes Malta to Top of Cryptocurrency Volumes Chart

April 30, 2018

An analyst working for Morgan Stanley has neatly mapped out the locations and trading volumes of cryptocurrency exchanges categorised by country. The research was conducted by a team headed by Sheena Shah, a...

Malta Moves Further Toward Passing 3 Promising Pieces of Crypto Legislation

April 27, 2018

This Tuesday, three bills related to cryptocurrency were approved by the Cabinet of Malta. Perhaps the most significant of all of these is the Virtual Financial Assets Bill, a piece of legislation that create...

Malta Proposes Financial Instrument Test for Cryptocurrency Companies

April 15, 2018

The Malta Financial Services Authority has released a consultation paper relating to its ongoing cryptocurrency regulation process. The paper follows a discussion paper published on the 30th of November 2017...

OKEx Second Major Cryptocurrency Exchange to Open Office in Malta

April 12, 2018

Malta has now attracted its second major cryptocurrency exchange, with OKEx declaring in a company statement that it has “decided to make Malta a foundation for further OKEx growth”. OKEx is one of the large...

Tron, Monaco Card Voice Interest in Malta after PM Welcomes Crypto-Sector

March 26, 2018

Justin Sun, CEO of Tron, a blockchain firm aiming to develop a worldwide free content entertainment system, on Monday shared his interest to invest and operate from Malta. Sun’s Twitter message comes in reac...

Binance Looks to Malta for Fresh Start, Plans to Open Local Office

March 23, 2018

Caught in the midst of regulatory constraints in Asia, Binance is seeking a reboot in a friendlier jurisdiction. The world’s largest crypto-exchange has set its sights on Malta, looking to soon open a new off...