Tagged: malta

May 20, 2020 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The economic downturn due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to small businesses re-evaluating their operations and business plans, in order to survive during these challenging times. Fintech firms and digital banks have been forced to lay off their employees as they try to cut… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta-based Gate.io, a blockchain asset exchange, has released the latest version of the GateChain test network (testnet), which features several updates such as a redesigned network module and a newly developed consensus mechanism. This is reportedly the third version of the GateChain testnet which can… Read More

April 14, 2020 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with the developers of the Atomic Asset Exchange (AAX), a Malta-based cryptocurrency trading platform that’s powered by LSEG technology, which is a part of the London Stock Exchange Group. Thor Chan, the CEO at AAX, explained why his company’s exchange platform… Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange Binance is acquiring CoinMarketCap for up to $400 million, according to a report by the Block. People familiar with the pending transaction said the deal was due to CoinMarketCap’s ability to drive traffic and thus potentially boost utilization of Binance. CoinMarketCap was founded… Read More

March 28, 2020 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A decentralized application (dApp) created at the University of Malta is helping Master students in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies to cast their votes for student representatives, for the very first time, using blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT). Dr. Joshua Ellul, director at the… Read More

March 4, 2020 @ 2:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Truevo, a full-service card acquirer and payment service provider, announced on Wednesday it has launched its point of sale solution in the UK, Ireland, and Malta. Founded in 2012, Truevo provides merchant account and card acquiring services to businesses of all sizes, from micro-merchants to… Read More

March 1, 2020 @ 12:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta’s financial regulators clarified last week that Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange by adjusted trading volume, is not licensed “to operate in the cryptocurrency sphere” within the island nation.  The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has not yet issued operational licenses to any… Read More

February 23, 2020 @ 5:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the nation’s financial regulator, released a statement on February 21, claiming that it never actually regulated Binance, the world’s largest crypto-asset exchange in terms of adjusted trading volume.  To quote the MFSA: Following a report in a section of… Read More

February 13, 2020 @ 5:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gate.io, a Malta-based blockchain-based digital asset exchange company, reportedly reached a $400 million in trading volume mark on its perpetual contracts platform, which is a new high for the firm this year.   Gate.io’s management has confirmed that the price accuracy of perpetual contracts settled in… Read More

February 2, 2020 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Futures, the digital assets futures trading platform of Binance, the world’s leading crypto exchange, recently confirmed the introduction of ADA/USDT perpetual contracts. Traders can now trade Cardano (ADA), a digital currency with a market cap of over $1.5 billion, with as much as 75x… Read More

January 5, 2020 @ 6:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta-based digital asset exchange Binance has announced that it will be supporting euro (EUR) trading against six major cryptocurrencies, as part of the global platform’s latest fiat-focused expansion. According to Binance’s latest blog post, the exchange enabled trading for EUR pairs at 8am on January… Read More

December 27, 2019 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta-headquartered digital asset exchange OKEx has introduced Bitcoin (BTC) options trading for a certain group of crypto traders ahead of their official public launch, which is scheduled for January of next year. According to a release, OKEx claims it’s ranked third-largest out of all digital… Read More

December 14, 2019 @ 10:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Marie Tatibouet, CMO at Gate Technology, the parent company of crypto-asset exchange Gate.io and Wallet.io. Tatibouet, a management postgraduate from the Emlyon Business School, talked about the security measures that Gate.io has implemented to help protect users’ assets. She also… Read More

November 5, 2019 @ 1:29 am By JD Alois  |  

æternity, an open-source blockchain, has partnered with Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC) to support the growth of blockchain technology in Malta, according to a release. æternity’s investment arm, AE Ventures, and Microsoft are expected to host frequent blockchain events in Malta. Malta, a member of the… Read More

November 3, 2019 @ 6:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Dr. Joshua Ellul, chairman of Malta Digital Innovation Authority and director of centre for DLTs at the University of Malta. Last month, the island country of Malta introduced a Masters in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology program. The crypto-friendly jurisdiction… Read More

November 2, 2019 @ 11:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the financial regulator of Malta, has reportedly received 21 requests from digital asset exchanges that are interested in acquiring operational licenses under the island country’s Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) Act. As noted in a November 1 announcement on MFSA’s… Read More

October 24, 2019 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Paris based but regulated in Malta, Monart has launched a blockchain-based marketplace to tokenize art. Monart recently held an opening event in Paris at the offices of Beaux-Arts Magazine. According to a company release, Monart is targeting a market estimated at $67 billion annually. After… Read More

October 21, 2019 @ 7:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta, a crypto-friendly island in the Mediterranean, has established a government authority to assess and certify distributed ledger technology (DLT) platforms. The nation has also developed regulations for smart contracts and introduced a framework for conducting initial coin offerings (ICOs). Recently, the island country launched… Read More

September 12, 2019 @ 10:54 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Binance, believed to be one of the world’s largest crypto trading platforms, will begin registering users wanting to trade select “crypto assets” on the company’s “Binance.US” platform next Wednesday. “Binance.US will open account registration and begin accepting deposits of BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, and USDT… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 8:00 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Binance, a platform reportedly handling 55% of the world’s crypto trading traffic, has acquired a crypto derivatives platform called JEX, Binance has announced: “JEX will join the Binance ecosystem as Binance JEX and focus on further building the cryptoasset derivatives market, providing Binance users with professional… Read More