MK Crypto Diaries Dr. Justine Scerri Herrera

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?