Topic: Blockchain
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An appraisal of the MFSA’s proposed ‘Financial Instrument Test’
Pursuant to the ‘Discussion Paper on Initial Coin Offerings, Virtual Currencies and Related Service Providers’, the MFSA has released a consultation document in respect of the ‘financial instrument test’ (the “Test”).
The purpose of the Test is to determine the applicable regulatory framework for initial coin offerings, as well as...
Summary of the 3 main acts related to blockchain technology
Malta has established itself as the ‘first mover’ in the regulation of businesses utilizing distributed ledger technology (DLT), upon which blockchain is based.
Recognizing the potential behind blockchain, Maltese lawmakers sought to develop a regulatory environment that addresses the risks arising from sinister uses of the technology while, at the...
Blockchain and the future of IP
Ten years from its genesis, blockchain is being touted as the greatest technological innovation since the emergence of the worldwide web back in 1991. 2017 was truly the year that blockchain made it to the mainstream, thanks to the meteoric price-hike of cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin and Ethereum, which are built...
Muscat Mizzi Advocates to attend Blockchain Live 2018 in London
Muscat Mizzi Advocates will be attending the Blockchain Live! Conference on the 26th September 2018 at the Olympia, London. The conference represents an important gathering for participants of the blockchain industry and provides a good insight on the latest trends in the blockchain space.
We will be meeting a number...
Blockchain and Crypto: Looking beyond the hype
The dialogue on the subject of blockchain has evolved since bitcoin achieved mainstream notoriety a few years ago.
At the time, markets were told that bitcoin was not blockchain and that the two terms were not to be confused with one another.
The prevailing impression was that there was something...
ESMA’s Advice on ICOs and Crypto-Assets: an endorsement of Malta’s legal framework?
On 9 January 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published its advice to regulators across the EU Member States in relation to initial coin offerings (“ICOs”) and crypto-assets in general.
It is our view that the advice can be construed as an endorsement of Malta’s legal framework on...
Muscat Mizzi Advocates to attend and speak at the Malta AI & Blockchain Summit
Muscat Mizzi Advocates will be attending the Malta AI & Blockchain Summit between the 23rd and 24th May.
Our colleague, Dr Deborah Chappell, will be speaking on Thursday 23rd May between 10:50am - 11:10am on the subject of Malta's Role in The Digital World Economy.
If you wish to meet...
Crowdfunding on the Blockchain
Crowdfunding may easily represent the most accessible way for SMEs to raise financing. Blockchain is a highly effective and arguably revolutionary technology. Together, crowdfunding and blockchain, are an effective medium between the person launching an idea and those people who intend to participate in that idea.
A crowdfunding structure is...