by Julia Krieger | Feb 12, 2020 | Blockchain Legal & News, Business in Malta
As a nascent industry, blockchain technology has made extensive progress since its initial mainstream use in Bitcoin roughly a decade ago. From being a concept that only a few understood, having been painted mainly as a tool used for malicious purposes, the public...
by Alexia Pollacco | Feb 5, 2020 | Blockchain Legal & News, Business in Malta
FIAU issues Part II of the Implementing Procedures for the VFAs SectorThe Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (‘FIAU’) has issued Part II of the Implementing Procedures on the Application of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Funding of Terrorism Obligations to...
by Naomi Hammett | Dec 12, 2019 | Blockchain Legal & News, Business in Malta
Introduction The UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (‘the FCA’), shall begin to provide Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing supervision (‘AML/CFT supervision’) to cryptoassets issued in the UK. It was recognised by the FCA that...
by Alexia Pollacco | Dec 4, 2019 | Blockchain Legal & News, Business in Malta
The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a statement on the 4th of November outlining the studies being undertaken with regards to global stablecoin proposals. The IOSCO is an international forum which promotes...
