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The ownership economy · SELECTED MOMENT · 1:20

Beneficial ownership is defined as the person ultimately owning or controlling a legal entity.

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Thom TownsendExecutive Director · Open OwnershipLinkedIn ↗

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Beneficial ownership is defined as the person ultimately owning or controlling a legal entity.

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Attributed contributors: Thom Townsend. “Beneficial ownership is defined as the person ultimately owning or controlling a legal entity..” Ownership as a Primitive for Development: Transparency vs. Privacy and the Future of Trusted Value Chains. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 17 September 2026. Session time 2:13–3:34. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-fd405a54e21a

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Beneficial ownership is defined as the person ultimately owning or controlling a legal entity.

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Thom TownsendExecutive Director · Open OwnershipLinkedIn ↗

Proposed mechanism: Look through corporate entities to the natural persons with ultimate control.

Limit: Historical account of limited liability is illustrative and unverified.

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