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Malta Approves Crypto Acts and Creates A Regulated Framework for ICOs and Exchanges

This article was written by Dr. Christina Scicluna & Dr. Jonathan Tonna. A new land of opportunity for stakeholders in the cryptocurrency revolution has emerged. The Maltese Parliament has, on Friday 20th July approved three new pieces of legislation, laying the foundations for Malta's so-called "Innovative Technology" sector, and establishing the smallest EU member state as one of only a handful of jurisdictions worldwide with a fully regulated industry for businesses operating in distributed ledger technology ("DLT") sector.  The content of the three laws have been discussed in previous Mamo TCV publications, particularly as they pertain to the regulation of ICO and cryptocurrency exchanges. What…
Ian Busuttil
23rd July 2018
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DLT Exchanges Under the Newly Enacted VFA Act

This article was written by Dr. Luke Mizzi & Dr. Paul Felice. The Maltese Parliament has approved and enacted three Acts aimed at regulating Distributed Ledger Technology (hereafter referred to as "DLT") and the services ancillary thereto. One of the said Acts is the Virtual Financial Assets Act (hereafter referred to as the "VFA Act") which regulates, amongst other aspects, the issuing of ICO/Virtual Financials Assets, (hereafter referred to as a 'VFAs') in or from within Malta.One of the central activities regulated by the VFA Act is the setting up and operation of a DLT exchange and a VFA exchange. The VFA…
Luke Mizzi
23rd July 2018
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DLT Exchanges Under the Newly Enacted VFA Act

This article was written by Dr. Luke Mizzi & Dr. Paul Felice. The Maltese Parliament has approved and enacted three Acts aimed at regulating Distributed Ledger Technology (hereafter referred to as "DLT") and the services ancillary thereto. One of the said Acts is the Virtual Financial Assets Act (hereafter referred to as the "VFA Act") which regulates, amongst other aspects, the issuing of ICO/Virtual Financials Assets, (hereafter referred to as a 'VFAs') in or from within Malta.One of the central activities regulated by the VFA Act is the setting up and operation of a DLT exchange and a VFA exchange. The VFA…
Luke Mizzi
23rd July 2018
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Malta Approves Crypto Acts and Creates A Regulated Framework for ICOs and Exchanges

This article was written by Dr. Christina Scicluna & Dr. Jonathan Tonna. A new land of opportunity for stakeholders in the cryptocurrency revolution has emerged. The Maltese Parliament has, on Friday 20th July approved three new pieces of legislation, laying the foundations for Malta's so-called "Innovative Technology" sector, and establishing the smallest EU member state as one of only a handful of jurisdictions worldwide with a fully regulated industry for businesses operating in distributed ledger technology ("DLT") sector.  The content of the three laws have been discussed in previous Mamo TCV publications, particularly as they pertain to the regulation of ICO and cryptocurrency exchanges. What…
Ian Busuttil
23rd July 2018
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MFSA issues consultation paper with the Financial Services Industry with Regards to the Virtual Financial Assets Regulations to be Issued under the Virtual Financial Assets Act

The Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") issued a consultation paper addressed to the financial services industry with regards to the Virtual Financial Assets Regulations to be issued under the Virtual Financial Assets Act ("VFA Act")  The aim of the proposed Regulations is to safeguard financial stability, promote market integrity and ensure investor protection by introducing the following: ​Exemptions:The proposed Regulations will set out a list of persons who shall be exempt from the requirement of a VFA services licence in terms of the VFA Act, some exemptions may be automatically applicable, others will need to be notified to the MFSA…
Ian Busuttil
9th July 2018
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MFSA issues consultation paper with the Financial Services Industry with Regards to the Virtual Financial Assets Regulations to be Issued under the Virtual Financial Assets Act

The Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA") issued a consultation paper addressed to the financial services industry with regards to the Virtual Financial Assets Regulations to be issued under the Virtual Financial Assets Act ("VFA Act")  The aim of the proposed Regulations is to safeguard financial stability, promote market integrity and ensure investor protection by introducing the following: ​Exemptions:The proposed Regulations will set out a list of persons who shall be exempt from the requirement of a VFA services licence in terms of the VFA Act, some exemptions may be automatically applicable, others will need to be notified to the MFSA…
Ian Busuttil
9th July 2018