Binance: ‘compliance shortcomings’ in Malta years as US issues subpoenas
Binance chief strategy officer Patrick Hillmann has admitted in
The Shift Team
January 9, 2023 16:58
Turkey finds 15 betting sites run from Malta by slain crime boss
A second round of investigations in the aftermath of
The Shift Team
December 15, 2022 11:12
Turkish organised crime gang hid $30m in Malta crypto accounts
A Turkish organised crime gang until recently headed by
The Shift Team
November 4, 2022 13:31
The missing crypto queen and ‘the shadowy world of Maltese gambling websites’
OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova stole US$4 billion from her
The Shift Team
July 13, 2022 07:18
The $300 billion wipe out that led to ‘Goblin Town’ – the bizarre world of NFTs
Following the death spiral of two hyped-up cryptocurrencies formerly
Julian Delia
June 10, 2022 18:00
‘Torrent of illicit funds’ flowed through Binance, even when set up in Malta, probe shows
A torrent of illicit funds flowed through the world’s
The Shift Team
June 7, 2022 16:00
Cryptocurrency money laundering increases by 30% since 2021 – report
$8.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency was laundered in 2021–
Joanna Demarco
January 28, 2022 15:43
Malta-licensed gambling company founded on takings from 200,000 cyber scam victims – report
A Malta-licensed gaming company has been highlighted as potentially
The Shift Team
August 30, 2021 09:54
Man linked to reputation laundering for Maltese government arrested by SWAT team in France
The CEO of Sandstone, a company that was allegedly
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
May 13, 2021 18:21
‘Blockchain Island’ Malta conference guru charged in the US
Eccentric cryptocurrency evangelist John McAfee, who commanded headlines in
March 8, 2021 10:51
Binance being sued for ‘aiding and abetting’ laundering of stolen funds
Binance, the crypto-trading giant which was welcomed with open
Joanna Demarco
September 21, 2020 07:21
XNT (Exante) and FIAU cuddling up, really
As Malta is battling the possibility of making it
Caroline Muscat
July 9, 2020 10:19
Another angry broadside from the Lobby of the Unhinged
John Dalli wasn’t happy about our recent story on
Ryan Murdock
April 18, 2020 13:00
Malta getting worse for business, despite government claims
Malta is the most difficult place in the EU
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
November 5, 2019 06:00
European Banking Authority calls for more rules on crypto assets
The banking watchdog of the European Union said last
The Shift Team
January 14, 2019 12:21
Lack of digital skills and attractiveness thwart Malta’s digital dream
Joseph Muscat has been working hard over the last
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
January 12, 2019 10:13
Malta to have first Blockchain bank despite money laundering concerns
Malta is set for its first blockchain based banking
The Shift Team
December 21, 2018 07:28
‘Steer clear of Malta’ investors told at international conference on financial crime
Strong collaboration between countries was closing the net on
Andre Delicata
November 19, 2018 19:19
What ‘Blockchain Island’ dragged in – World Bank blacklisted Shiv Nair is back
The Malta Blockchain summit launches today – and no,
Caroline Muscat
October 31, 2018 12:22
Brussels to force Malta to improve anti-money laundering efforts
The European Commission is preparing to issue binding demands
Caroline Muscat
October 3, 2018 09:03
Report calls on EU to introduce common cryptocurrency rules
The EU has been urged to implement common regulations
The Shift Team
September 6, 2018 10:13
The catch behind the Blockchain Island gold rush
Crypto-exchanges moving to Malta before October could operate until
Caroline Muscat
September 3, 2018 11:03
‘Blockchain Island’ minister Silvio Schembri got spoofed… twice
Digital economy minister Silvio Schembri, known for his over-enthusiastic
The Shift Team
June 28, 2018 12:41
Blockchain paradise: Dancing on a hotplate
Last Tuesday, on International Workers’ Day, Prime Minister Joseph
Christopher Dimech
May 6, 2018 14:31
‘Blockchain Paradise’ or Pirates of the Mediterranean?
The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange – Binance –  is
March 29, 2018 17:40
Malta and Kazakhstan share new link: Henley and Partners
Henley and Partners, the private concessionaires awarded a multimillion-euro
Caroline Muscat
March 2, 2018 12:55
Europol sounds warning on Bitcoin as a money laundering tool
Three to four billion pounds of criminal money in
Caroline Muscat
February 13, 2018 15:40
Malta’s new frontier: Kazakhstan
Malta-based broker Exante has signed a deal in Kazakhstan
Caroline Muscat
January 11, 2018 19:00

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