On July 30, 2019, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce announced her support in the establishment of a ‘non-exclusive safe harbor’ exemption from registering as securities offerings for digital token sales in the United States. Known to the blockchain community as “Crypto Mom,” Commissioner Peirce was speaking in Singapore during a keynote address at the SUSS Convergence Forum, co-sponsored by RockTree LEX, which brought together the leaders of […]
By Andrea Bianconi Part I of this article deals with the following topics: Is Libra a cryptocurrency or a stablecoin? Libra will compete with commercial banks and central banks not with Bitcoin Libra: how to make your money work for … Facebook&Co. Part II Libra will not solve the “unbanked” problem The unbanked are “unbanked” because […]
By Andrea Bianconi Libra — Facebook´s digital currency project — has been a very popular talk lately. Even US President Trump tweeted about it. But few have looked at what may be the hidden implications of Facebook´s project. Libra´s whitepaper is far from exhaustive. It is the first published version and what in the end may be left […]
