Furthermore to the unanimous parliament approval of the Virtual Financial Asset bill, the Innovative Technology Arrangements and Services bill, and the Malta Digital Innovation Authority bill, today on the 20th July, the Maltese president has promulgated the afore mentioned bills into acts, rendering them effective laws as of today. Making Malta one of the first jurisdictions to offer an effective legislative framework for blockchain and virtual currencies. 

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