“Silicon Valletta” – Beaches, Bitcoin and Blockchain  

Beautiful beaches, ancient ruins, and now Bitcoin – Malta is a country which prides itself on preservation of the old and early adoption of the new.Throughout history, Malta, sitting on the Mediterranean Sea between Italy, Tunisia and Libya, has fallen under the rule of the Byzantines, Arabs, Spanish, French, and English, finally gaining independence in 1964. Following a policy of neutrality, the small island nation has enjoyed relative peace since gaining its status as a sovereign state.