How does the composobility of stablecoins differ from EMTs? How does MiCA regulate stablecoins? - with Aleksi Grym

In today’s episode, Dr Scerri Herrera sat down with Ian Taylor and Robert Courtneidge to discuss the latest developments going on in crypto inside the UK. What does the current UK regulatory framework look like? What are some of the latest insights about the implementation of the “Travel Rule”? What are the new rules for crypto businesses relating to crypto asset companies marketing crypto assets to UK consumers all about?

In todays’ episode, Dr Justine Scerri Herrera sat down with Dr Zvi Gabbay. Dr Gabbay is the Head of Capital Markets Department at Barnea Jaffa Lande. The discussion focused on the regulatory insights and legal updates on cryptocurrencies in the Israeli market. Are there any legal frameworks setup around Crypto? How is Crypto treated for tax purposes? Are there any license provider in the jurisdiction?

In today's episode, Dr Justine Scerri Herrera sat down with Dr Kelly Fenech - Senior Associate at MK Fintech Partners Ltd. Dr Fenech has an extensive background in financial services, distributed ledger technology, FinTech, Public/Private offerings, and focuses his work on investment, VFA and payment services, anti-money laundering, and financial instruments. Throughout the episode, Justine and Kelly shed light on the DLT Pilot Regime, providing and in-depth breakdown of its technical details.

In this week's episode, Dr Scerri Herrera sat down with María Sáenz de Buruaga Azcargorta - Senior Strategy Consultant at Monitor Deloitte and research fellow at the Digital Euro Association. The discussion focused on the EU Digital Euro Project and the key design elements being discussed by the EU Commission. Furthermore, what is the point of this Digital Euro Project? And why was the proposal date of the bill moved?

Dr. Scerri Herrera met with Andrew Hemingway who is the Policy Communications Lead at Ava Labs. Throughout the episode, Andrew will be shedding light on the US crypto regulatory landscape, and the approaches taken by the US government. Are market operators taking this seriously? Will there be any legislative initiatives at hand? And what does the future hold?

In today’s episode, Dr. Scerri Herrera met with Av. Matteo Alessandro - Associate at MK Fintech Partners Malta Ltd. Throughout the episode, Matteo gave his insight on the Data Act Mandate that was passed back in March 2023. However, many within the Web 3.0 community have raised concerns over this mandate, most notably the kill switch on Smart Contracts. What is the Data Act mandate on Smart Contracts all about? Will there be any compromisation of decentralisation and security?  And are these fears legitimate?

In today's episode, Dr Justine Scerri Herrera sat down wit Adam Vaziri. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Blockpass - an AML/KYC tool for DeFi & Crypto. Adam is a highly qualified and experienced lawyer, specialising in financial technology, decentralisation and compliance, which all led him to kickstart Blockpass. In this episode, Justine and Adam will be diving into AML in the Crypto space. What is the FATF Travel Rule and how does this affect the industry? Furthermore, they will shed light on DeFi Compliance, and the tools that are currently available in the market to carry out these procedures.

In this week's episode of MK Crypto Diaries, Dr. Scerri Herrera sat down with special guest Camille Pepos - Deputy Head of Fintech Supervision at The MFSA. Throughout this miniseries episode Justine and Camille will be discussing MICA. What is the current state of play of MICA? How will passporting work? How is the MFSA (Malta’s regulator) getting MICA ready? Should one expect smooth sailing into MICA or a scary mess? Will we still see regulatory arbitrage even though MICA will endorse harmonisation of same level playing field within the EU?

In today's episode, Dr. Scerri Herrera sat down with Aleksi Grym, the Head of Fintech and the Principal Adviser at the Bank of Finland. This discussion marks the opening of the regulatory miniseries, with an episode about the composability of stablecoins, how they are different from electronic money issued by electronic money institutions as we know them, and how stablecoins will be treated under MICA and what are the potential negative effects which may arise due to the restrictive nature of some of the provisions of the MICA regulation.

Dr Scerri Herrera met with Georgina Kyriakoudes, CEO and Founder of Aria Health - A Web 3.0 Healthcare Data Platform.  Georgina's background includes obtaining an MSC in Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technologies from the University of Nicosia. She is also a PwC London certified Auditor and was nominated for 'Female Innovator of the Year' by Madame Figaro. The discussion will be focusing on Web 3.0 and Blockchain in the healthcare space! How can players leverage blockchain and Web 3 for hospitals, healthcare, and medical data. More importantly why would one do so and what benefits does blockchain provide to this industry?