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Part II - Opportunities and Challenges in Crypto-Asset Regulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2023

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Ida Claudia Panetta
Sabrina Leo
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Sapienza Università di Roma
Ida Claudia Panetta
Affiliation:
Sapienza Università di Roma
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The Role of Distributed Ledger Technology in Banking
From Theory to Practice
 , pp. 69 - 132
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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