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Business 19 December 2020

Maltese banks disrupt ‘blockchain island’ plans: official

Startups found it difficult to secure basic banking services from the commercial sector due to a reluctance to support digital currency and blockchain businesses, Finance and Employment Minister Clyde Caruana said.

Tech 2 August 2019

New details emerge in Malta’s plan for blockchain-powered gov’t agency

The new Malta Business Registry (MBR) would be run on blockchain with the help of artificial intelligence, in a bid to deliver efficient services.

Business 25 January 2019

IMF: Blockchain in Malta poses ‘significant risks’ to financial system

According to the IMF, the rise of the blockchain sectors in Malta isn’t wholly innocent, and could in fact pose “significant risks” to the country’s financial system.