Rock on, Gibraltar: Pro-crypto regulation pulls Binance and big players

Rock on, Gibraltar: Pro-crypto regulation pulls Binance and big players

Crypto experts on The Rock of Gibraltar shed light on the crypto-friendly jurisdiction; it could explain why Binance is now recruiting on the British Overseas Territory. Gibraltar's 6.8km2 territory houses 35,000 people and several large international crypto companies. The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, ruled by the United Kingdom and an important gateway to Europe, is an attractive jurisdiction for distributed ledger technologies (DLT) or simply crypto.The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, is now hiring for four roles in the “Rock of Gibraltar,” up from two roles....


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