In a press conference, Malta’s prime minister Joseph Muscat informed the journalists that the parliament will approve three cryptocurrency bills that were designed to bring changes the blockchain sphere.
They are the following ones:
The MDIA Bill according to which the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA) will be established.
Earlier this year, CoinSpeaker has already written about several companies that took a decision to establish their presence in Malta.
For example, in March, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced its decision to relocate its headquarters to Malta.
In contrast to many other countries, Maltese government has a very clear understanding that blockchain includes not only cryptocurrencies.
The Maltese Parliament has voted into law three cryptocurrency and blockchain bills, making Malta one of the most desirable locations for setting up blockchain enterprises.
The resolution of political drama and appointment of Srettha Thavisin as Thailand’s next Prime Minister means a 10,000 THB ‘airdrop’ is likely happening.
Australia’s Prime Minister has announced the Federal Government’s biggest investment in blockchain to-date, with two pilots set to receive almost $5 million.
There are still plenty of people who remain confident the Bitcoin price will see an incredibly sharp rebound later this year or throughout early 2019. One surprising Bitcoin “bull” is Malta’s Prime Minister.
The blockchain law — so called Blockchain Act — was announced by Adrian Hasler at this year’s Finance Forum on March 21. Cointelegraph spoke with the prime minister about blockchain regulation, the politics regarding this technology and cryptocurrencies, ICOs and the business climate in Liechtenstein.