‘If we want to become a blockchain island, we don’t have to ask permission’

Four years ago, a tech start-up co-founded by Maltese entrepreneur Max Thake had just attracted €750,000 in investment and was looking to reach €5 million.At the time, Thake spoke with passion about the start-up’s blockchain-based technology called ‘peaq’ and said he and his colleagues were “looking to the future”.The future is now, and judging by...