Open innovation country like Malta will have a chance to be on top of this Blockchain race in the future. Like Switzerland, Japan, South Korea they understand how valuable this technology is, that's why they are making sure that they're doing the right thing. I hope some other strict countries will loosen their ties to open mind and understand the benefit of Blockchain in their economy.
I think they really see the benefits of not just using blockchain, but the what it can bring to a small nation just like them. As @figmentofmyass, superpower countries are very timid and less enthusiastic because, they're financially stable as compare to 2nd or 3rd world countries. But what we do like about them is that they really spearheaded it for some time now that's why crypto related projects, exchanges are now moving to them.
That is actually just the thing. They are so fast to see the benefits, they know what the country will derive from it if they take that bold step and we can all see how that has been paving out for them.
We have all seen for a while now, how some of the exchanges alone have been making a huge amount of revenue daily and imagining some other blockchain businesses that will always tend to move to a more cryptocurrency or blockchain friendly zone in the long run will bring to their economy. I guess they are so smart to take the bold step than being a laggard in the long run, which is what most other countries will end up as.