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Responsibility for FinTech shifted from Ministry of National Security to the Office of the Premier
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As part of a recently announced reallocation of departments within the Bermuda government, responsibility for FinTech has been shifted. The FinTech Business Unit, the government's primary body for facilitating and coordinating FinTech related initiatives falls under the Department of ICT...
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Bermuda Premier Sets Out the Bermuda Standard at OECD Blockchain Policy Forum
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Premier Burt Sets Out the 'Bermuda Standard' for Fintech at the OECD Summit in Paris Bermuda is the first jurisdiction with comprehensive ICO and digital asset legislation  The Premier of Bermuda, The Hon David Burt JP, MP, and Director General Angel...
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Why Bermuda was a big player at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Canada.
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This week’s Blockchain Futurist Conference may have taken place in Canada, but you’d be forgiven for thinking Bermuda was the host. Clad in bright red Bermuda shorts and long dark socks, Wayne Caines, Bermuda’s Minister of National Securitywas a ubiquitous presence on the second day of the Toronto event, appearing in...
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The Hon. Premier David Burt JP, MP outlines the structure of Bermuda’s initial coin offering regulations.
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Initial Coin Offering Regulations Friday, July 13, 2018 Ministerial Statement by the Premier and Minister of Finance, The Hon. David Burt, JP, MP Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to advise this Honourable House and the public of the Initial Coin Offering...
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Government of Bermuda Partners With Bitfury to Bring Blockchain to Land Registry
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Government of Bermuda Partners With Bitfury to Bring Blockchain to Land Registry Government’s First Blockchain Application to Add Security and Transparency 28 June 2018 – The Government of Bermuda announced today that it has signed a historic agreement with the...
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