Ross Buckley

How to regulate the new Facebook cryptocurrency?

Allens Hub Fintech stream lead, Ross Buckley co-authors an article examining the regulatory implications of Libra – a new private cryptocurrency affiliated with Facebook. 

Libra is the first private cryptocurrency with the potential to change the worldwide payment and monetary system landscape. Due to the scale and reach provided by its affiliation with Facebook, the question will be not whether, but how, to regulate it. A new article Regulating LIBRA: The Transformative Potential of Facebook’s Cryptocurrency and Possible Regulatory Responses’ co-authored by Allens Hub researcher Ross Buckley introduces the Libra project and analyses the potential responses open to regulators worldwide.