Key Takeaways The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has identified serious shortcomings in how Malta’s financial regulator approved a crypto asset service provider (CASP) license under the new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. In a peer review report published…
Key Takeaways Leading crypto exchange OKX has been fined €1.1 million ($1.2 million) by Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) for serious anti-money laundering (AML) compliance failures identified during a 2023 regulatory inspection. The penalty, disclosed by the FIAU this…
Key Takeaways Blockchain-based sports engagement platform Socios.com, owned by the Chiliz Group, has received in-principle approval from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) to operate as a crypto service provider. Socios.com CEO Alexandre Dreyfus called the MFSA’s approval a “significant…
