I've been hearing about Malta from a consultant friend of mine about how they are shaping things up in their country to provide a stable base of operations for Blockchain startups. Looking into their progress on the web I stumbled onto their upcoming Malta Blockchain Summit
Malta wants to be the hotbed for blockchain tech startups and they seem to be taking this very seriously. In recent times we've seen Estonia rise to the occasion and provide good opportunities startups. So much that even Indian blockchain and crypto-startups have setup companies and business in Estonia.
Maltese government seems to be very open minded about this and this small European nation wants to have a strong legislation in place which will give further boost to their endeavour.
They are also looking to provide incentives via 'Malta Enterprise' a government entity offering a number of attractive schemes aimed at making it easier for start-ups in AI, Big Data, Quantum Technology and IoT, to relocate or co-locate in Malta.
So clearly, it's not only blockchain and cryptocurrencies they are after eh?
Overall in the past few months their policies seem to be shaping up nicely. So much that they are holding a blockchain summit to provide a platform for devs and industry people to shape up the Maltese blockchain future.
When I see events like these shape up I think about future events showcasing startups built Steem blockchain and powered by SMTs. Wouldn't that be great?
The dates for the event are 1-2 November, 2018 and it's awfully close to the Steemfest 3. Maybe some of you living in Malta or close to it might find it worth attending the event. If you do, please provide some updates from the event.
The line up of speakers and presentations looks interesting to me. It would've been great if someone could present Steem blockchain and the potential for dapps built on Steem at this event. Maybe in a future event I suppose?
View the Malta Blockchain Summit agenda here and follow their updates on Twitter here.
What are your thoughts about Malta taking big strides in providing a base of operations for blockchain and cryptocurrency startups in Europe?
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