Thibault Verbiest

Thibault Verbiest, an attorney in Paris and Brussels since 1993, is a partner with Metalaw, where he heads the department dedicated to fintech, digital banking and crypto finance. He is the co-author of several books, including the first book on blockchain in French. He acts as an expert with the World Bank. Thibault is also an entrepreneur, as he co-founded Payfoot.com. In 2020, he became chairman of the IOUR Foundation, a public utility foundation aimed at promoting the adoption of a new internet, merging TCP/IP and blockchain.

Author’s posts

With the MiCA regulation, the European Union is getting specific legislation for crypto assets that is harmonized across EU member states.

European ‘MiCA’ regulation on digital assets: Where do we stand?

Thibault Verbiest

2022-03-19T05:14:00+00:00

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The question facing nonfungible token regulation: Should NFTs be considered as digital assets?

Are NFTs an animal to be regulated? A European approach to decentralization, Part 1

Thibault Verbiest

2022-02-06T05:11:00+00:00

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The question for DeFi regulation: Is there an "owner" of the platform who can be held accountable for complying with the regulations?

How should DeFi be regulated? A European approach to decentralization

Thibault Verbiest

2022-01-22T18:17:00+00:00

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A paradigm shift that will transform the digital economy: It is the internet itself that offers the services, not a few private operators.

Is a new decentralized internet, or Web 3.0, possible?

Thibault Verbiest

2021-06-09T14:37:13+01:00

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