The Ambassador of Malta to the United States Keith Azzopardi was invited to deliver a keynote speech at the Mars Blockchain Summit NYC 2018 which was held in New York on 18 October. Several renowned financial institutions and industry leaders from China and Wall Street, as well as several international media houses were present for this event with the theme “NEXT STEP”.
Ambassador Azzopardi spoke in length about Malta’s policy on distributed Ledger Technology and virtual currencies, highlighting the recently adopted acts, namely the Malta Digital Innovation Authority Act, the Technology Arrangements and Services Act and the Virtual Financial Assets Act. He outlined the incentives which Malta offers to foreign investors, which add to make Malta more attractive as The Blockchain Island.
Following his intervention, Ambassador Azzopardi gave a number of TV interviews as well as held several bilateral meetings with blockchain enthusiasts present for the event.