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The minister of the trade of Gibraltar, the Hon Hon Honel Island, was invited to attend a round table, Wednesday, December 5, at the Latin American Conference of Bitcoin and Blockchain (LABITCONF) to be held at Centro Cultural CorpArtes, Santiago, Chile. The three-day conference will explore all aspects of the DLT community and in particular the strategies that countries can adopt to attract blockchain companies and regulate the sector.
The Gibraltar Minister of Commerce, The Hon Albert Island MP, said: "LABITCONF has created a strong momentum as a platform for high-level blockchain debate since its inception in 2013 and is the main conference on Blockchain DLT in Latin America. I look forward to taking part in a dynamic round table on the strategies that countries can adopt not only to attract blockchain companies, but to bring sustainable regulation into their jurisdictions. "
LABITCONF, held annually since 2013, brings together some of the world's brightest minds and best speakers within the space, facilitating collaboration and discussion among a wide range of industry players from more than 20 countries, exploring the full potential of blockchain technology. Minister Isola will be joined in the panel by Joey García, Fintech / Blockchain Financial Services Partner of ISOLAS LLP; Jacob Farber, Partner of Ouroboros LLP Blockchain Law & Strategic Consulting; Pablo Coirolo, founder of CryptoBay Montevideo; and Juan Llanos, founder of Multiple Startups and Blockchain Compliance Advisor.
During the conference, Minister Isola will also meet a number of representatives of Gibraltar companies based in South America. For HM Government of Gibraltar, this is the first time that officials have visited South America exclusively for blockchain-focused activities. Already this year, Minister Isola appeared in a series of international conferences and blockchain-oriented events including DC's November Fintech Week in Washington, as well as Gibraltar Day in Tel Aviv in October. , emphasizing the credentials of Gibraltar as a major global reach blockchain jurisdiction.
"As the broader blockchain ecosystem continues to evolve at a fast pace, the importance of regulation has never been more pronounced.After a very exciting year, in which Gibraltar successfully introduced a DLT legislative framework ( Distributed Ledger Technology) specially built and subsequently granted DLT licenses to a number of companies, I do not see now to outline my perspective on how to best model a sustainable regulatory framework together with my esteemed rapporteurs, "concluded the minister Island.
