Joseph Muscat, the Prime Minister of Malta, said that every rental contract for property drawn up in the country will have to be registered on the blockchain to ensure its security.
Malta Today reported that the new rule is part of the country’s reformed rent laws,
The government of Malta has agreed to assist the Republic of Vanuatu in forming blockchain regulations.
The Vanuatu Daily Post reported that Ralph Regenvanu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vanuatu, attended Malta’s inaugural DELTA Summit to request assistance from the Maltese government in forming blockchain legislation upon instructions from the Council of Ministers (COM).
Joseph Muscat, the Prime Minister of Malta, said that blockchain technology will allow bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to inevitably become the future of money.
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Muscat said that he passionately believes blockchain revolutionizes and improves systems, which is why they are trying to position Malta as “Blockchain Island.”
Decentralized blockchain platform Waves is in talks with the government of Malta regarding the company’s accreditation to operate within the territory of the state.
Sasha Ivanov, CEO of Waves, recently met with Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and representatives of the Maltese government to discuss technological cooperation in the fields of healthcare,
Data protection firm Acronis, technology-focused venture capital firm Runa Capital, and hosting software company Parallels have joined forces to open a new European technology hub in the Mediterranean island of Malta.
The technology hub is aimed at supporting Malta in becoming the first “Smart Island”
The government of Malta is exploring the possibility of issuing academic certificates on a distributed ledger.
Dr. Frank Fabri, permanent secretary of Malta’s Ministry for Education and Employment, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Learning Machine Technologies to launch a pilot of blockchain credentials.
