Participation in the Metaverse will involve the collection of personal data never seen before. Today, smartphone apps and websites allow organisations to understand how people move around the Web or surf an app. Tomorrow, in the Metaverse, organisations will be able to collect information on individuals' physiological reactions and movements, thus measuring a much deeper understanding of… [Read more]

DAOS: CENTRALISATION PROBLEMS The evolution of voting systems within DAOs (Decentralised Autonomous Organisations) and the development of external tools to manage proposals in a transparent and efficient manner allowed to delegate voting to third parties, such as colleagues, friends or family members, or even institutional entities, who vote in the interest of the 'delegator' in return for a… [Read more]

In an occasional paper dated 12 October 2022, the Bank of Italy focused on the main issues related to decentralised autonomous organisations that arise in terms of both corporate law and legal regulation, providing a critical analysis of the same. The decision of a DAO not to exist as a legal entity and to operate without any legal cover (unregistered DAOs) is not inherently against the law, as… [Read more]

  The Metaverse transforms the Internet of information into the Internet of experience through immersive, three-dimensional interactions. While we are still in the early days of the Metaverse, the fusion of physical and virtual environments has the potential to revolutionise social interactions, business models and politics, with a significant impact on society and economy.   Web3 vs… [Read more]

In the crypto world, there are three types of crypto assets: there are cryptocurrencies which include coins; then there are tokens, which can be fungible (standard ERC-20 and similar); or non-fungible tokens (ERC-721, ERC-1155, ERC-725).   What is the difference between coin and token?     A coin is a digital currency that is a native currency on a blockchain, thus it's independent… [Read more]