Malta Disputes Crypto Arbitrage Hub Arbitly’s Registry Claims
Arbitly's crypto licensure and registration claims are bogus, according to Malta's financial regulator. Source
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Scratch ‘Blockchain Island,’ Malta Now Wants to Become a Digital Enclave
The Maltese government is continuing to break away from its once-prominent blockchain agenda, as it intends to take a more holistic approach toward digital economy development.In a recent interview with Cryptox, Kearon Bruno, chairman of Digital Economy Think Tank, an advisory body tasked with diversifying and consolidating Malta’s economic portfolio,
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University of Malta Students Develop and Use Blockchain Voting Application
Sharing is caring!Master students in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies at the University of Malta have designed, built, and used decentralised blockchain app developed to vote for their student representatives. According to the Times of Malta: “At this time especially, given the current situation, it was important to have a remote voting
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Malta Denies Two Crypto Exchanges Have License to Operate
The Malta Financial Services Authority, or MFSA, has issued an alert on March 25 about two crypto exchanges that do not have licenses to operate, nor are they regulated in the country.COINMALEX and Crypto Foxtrades are the exchanges that the country’s financial watchdog alluded to in the statement, as
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New Malta Government Says It Still Wants to Run a ‘Blockchain Island’
Last week, the financial watchdog of Malta came forward with an unexpected statement. Apparently, Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange that had been enjoying a close relationship with local authorities, is not authorized “to operate in the crypto currency sphere,” as the regulator’s press release stressed. While the Malta Financial Services
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Malta Regulator Clarifies Legal Status of Binance
In a recent interview, a Malta parliamentarian has sought to clarify the legal status of top cryptocurrency exchange Binance within the island country.Speaking to CryptoX, Malta’s Junior Minister for Financial Services and Digital Economy, Bartolo Clayton, reaffirmed that Binance has never been licensed in the jurisdiction:“As informed by the
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Binance Was Never Even in Malta, Crypto CEO Dismisses “FUD”
Despite the popular, apparent misconception, Binance has apparently never had offices in Malta. Changpeng Zhao, the platform’s CEO and founder, says the crypto exchange operates without a fixed headquarters.He adds that Binance is striving to become a “true decentralized autonomous organization.”Despite What You Might Have Heard, Binance is Not a
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Binance Is Not Authorized to Operate in Malta, Financial Regulator Says
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) claims that it has never approved major cryptocurrency exchange Binance to operate in the country.On Feb. 21, the MFSA issued a public statement, stating that Binance “is not authorized by the MFSA to operate in the crypto currency sphere.” The agency outlined that
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Binance Is Not Under Our Jurisdiction, Says Malta Regulator
Binance is neither licensed to operate nor is it regulated in Malta, the country's chief financial watchdog has said.The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) issued a statement Friday denying that it has ever regulated Binance or that the exchange has ever had leave to operate in the island nation's fledgling
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Deutsche Telekom’s Blockchain Firm Partners With Malta Gov’t Agency
Maltese government agency supporting business development, Malta Enterprise, signed a memorandum of understanding with Blockchain-as-a-Service service firm T-Systems, parent company Deutsche Telekom announced on Oct 30.Deutsche Telekom launched the Blockchain Ecosystem (GBE) at the end of last month, as reported by CryptoX Germany. Now, the Maltese agency will become
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