Since joining the European Union in 2004 and especially over the
past decade, Malta has successfully established itself as a popular
fund domicile. It has also earned itself a well-deserved reputation
as a serious but flexible jurisdiction with a can-do approach,
embracing new technologies and creating the right conditions for
innovative sectors to flourish. In the gaming industry, for
instance, Malta is now a leading global player. Following the
introduction of the Virtual Financial Assets and supplementary
regulations in 2018, Malta is now hoping to repeat this success in
the field of Digital Ledger Technology. Indeed in the short period
since the launch of this innovative legal framework, Malta has
already earned itself the nickname of 'Blockchain Island',
successfully attracting some of the largest global players to its
shores.
