On 29^th August 2017, FinancaMalta organised a seminar on Blockchain and smart contracts which was aimed at providing insight about the impact of Blockchain and how this technology will affect the financial services industry and other business sectors in the near future. The seminar also introduced the delegates to the core of the technology in terms of hardware and software used to support the Blockchain networks. 

Presentations by various speakers included illustrations as to what a Blockchain really looks like and how it works in practice, a description of “smart contracts” and how they can be written, the challenges that Blockchain poses to legislators and regulators, the opportunities it affords and the initiatives undertaken by various experts of the industry in Malta to promote the knowledge and adoption of the technology.