Very good article and really thrilling analogy with the Knights Templar.

I am concerned by the disruptive power of crypto on existing social and political constructs (see Blockchain and the End of the Western Civilization if you haven't read it already) and, prior to that, on the profound impact crypto will have on money creation and the power that it confers (see Blockchain revolution: Money and Credit if you haven't yet).

Note here that when Estonia appeared too enthusiastic about crypto, Mario Draghi immediatly reminded them that their official currency is the Euro (which he happens to have the privilege to mint ...).

Unlike Estonia, which has impeccable credentials, Malta is seen a bit as one of the "black sheep" ("brebis galeuse") of the EU - it is well known that corruption is pervasive at many levels and the State is not far from being captured by violent clans, witness the recent assassination of an investigate journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia, an act that stirs bad memories of the dark days of the Red Brigades and few thought was still possible in today's European Union.

So if I were Binance, I would have steered clear of Malta (and Cyprus, for similar reasons) and strived to find a more reputable place to land.

On a different note, I followed and became a fan (using steemauto), so steemauto will from now on automatically give an upvote to your posts on my behalf ! How cool is that ? Keep it up !