I ran across an interesting op-ed on upgrading the payments infrastructure, beginning with the following: America’s outdated payment system exacerbates income inequality at a scale far larger than commonly understood. Our country can be divided roughly in half between those … Continue Reading
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Fintech Beat Tackles Libra Cryptocurrency
During my Congressional testimony on Facebook’s Libra, plenty of policymakers expressed their concerns about potential AML vulnerabilities. So for this week’s Fintech Beat, I explore blockchain forensics, as well as the technological and regulatory challenges facing firms and cutting edge … Continue Reading
Facebook Crypto Hearings now up on Youtube
The entirety of the House Financial Services hearings facing Libra are now up online! I’ve got to admit, I’ve got a vested interest in it since I was one of the witnesses, but the sessions really were interesting. Here’s the … Continue Reading
DC Fintech Week Brings Together Regulators, Innovators and Disruptors
Washington, DC, June 26, 2019 — Fintech Week is a unique, global policy forum where thought-leaders can discover, seriously discuss and debate rapidly evolving changes to the financial ecosystem that drive policy and regulation — and what they mean to markets and investors. This year, Fintech Week … Continue Reading
Three observations from my discussion with ESMA’s Chair, Steven Maijoor
It was a pleasure interviewing Europe’s capital markets chief, Steven Maijoor, at Georgetown Law. Among the interesting observations: First, that decisions on cross-border equivalence are not yet finished and that negotiations were continuing. Second, that Facebook’s cryptocurrency at least as … Continue Reading
G2 Conference set for next week!
Looking forward to the annual Georgetown-Graduate Institute “G-2” conference in Geneva next week!–two days of cutting edge discussions, cultivating with sessions at the WTO, on trade wars, trade law, digital finance and more. Conference details can be found here.
Facebook and Amazon Aren’t Playing the Same Cryptocurrency Game
Though experts had speculated for over a year that Facebook was considering launching a cryptocurrency, this month’s news reports confirming the rumors still sent shockwaves through the industry. For the first time, a U.S. tech behemoth is attempting to go … Continue Reading
Congratulations to the graduating GULC students
It’s been a long, hard arduous journey–and you’ve worked hard to enjoy the upcoming weeks. (Even as bar exam prep starts!). Congratulations to all the students at Georgetown Law–JDs, LLMs and SJDs, and best of luck as you take the … Continue Reading
G2 Annual Conference on WTO and Global Economic Regulation–Agenda Here
Looking forward to this year’s Georgetown-Graduate Institute Conference on WTO and Global Economic Regulation! The tentative conference agenda can be found here!: G2 Conference 2019