Category: malta
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Only 39 Percent Pass Malta’s Cryptocurrency Exam for Financial Services Practitioners
The pass rate for the exam developed by the Maltese government for financial services practitioners seeking to obtain cryptocurrency agent certification is reportedly only 39 percent. The exam is part of the requirements mandated by the country’s newly established Virtual Financial Assets Act. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Low Pass Rate…
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Zebpay Sets Up Operations Overseas After Suspending Exchange Activities In India
Zebpay is reportedly expanding its global presence after suspending cryptocurrency trading operations in India due to the banking ban imposed by the country’s central bank. According to information on its website, an entity has been set up to operate the Zebpay exchange in Malta to serve 20 countries. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market,…
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Dubai to Launch State-Issued Stablecoin, Partners with Pundi X for Distributing PoS Terminals
Dubai’s credit agency announced an official partnership with cryptocurrency-payments provider Pundi X on Oct. 8, according to an official release. Pundi X Brings State-Backed Crypto to the Masses In a step towards the widespread adoption of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency as an accepted means-of-payment, Dubai’s Emcredit bureau and regional distributor Ebooc, a loyalty programs startup,…
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Malta’s Rise to Crypto Prominence, E.U. Proximity Helps Island-State Lead Blockchain Revolution
Malta is emerging as a prominent force in the world of cryptocurrencies. The European island-state has surprised many this year with its continual positioning as a “blockchain economy,” and is now edging over Gibraltar, another economy banking on blockchain for a resurgence, due to the latter’s shaky relationship with the European Union. As reported by…
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Prime Minister of Malta: Crypto is the Inevitable Future, ‘Blockchain Island’ is a Calculated Risk
At the United Nations General Assembly, Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta, announced that crypto is the inevitable future of money. Serving as Prime Minister of Malta since 2013, Muscat has recently been an influential figure in the blockchain space. At the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Muscat said: “I passionately believe technology revolutionizes and…
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The Daily: Fake Volume, Tether Troubles, Bitcoin’s “Inevitable” Mass Adoption
Rumors, allegations, and assertions can all be found in today’s news roundup. Specifically, we have rumors of impending trouble with Tether, allegations of another Chinese exchange conjuring up fake volume, and assertions that Bitcoin and blockchain’s mass adoption is “inevitable”. We’ll reveal who made that bold claim, as well as substantiating the others, in this…
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Malta Blockchain Summit Draws Key Players Industry-wide
Through the noise of 2018’s turbulent market, the key players in blockchain have persisted with the grim resolution to build something bigger, better, and brighter. Timed precisely with the launch of Malta’s groundbreaking DLT legislation, Nov. 1st, a division of these troupers will cross paths at Blockchain Island’s inaugural, government-backed conference, Malta Blockchain Summit. Come…
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Strict Cryptocurrency Regulations Leads to Lack of Innovation, Say Crypto Firms to U.S. Congress
U.S. lawmakers met venture capital firms and entrepreneurs operating in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space this week, with the latter group cautioning watchdogs of the possible “brain-drain” if digital assets continue to be abided by 72-year-old regulations. Industry Persons Call out Redundant Laws As reported by CNBC on Sept. 26, over fifty industry participants met…