2:09Why a shared registry closed
An API change exposed the recurring costs and legal responsibilities of shared data.
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Romain LiotCo-Founder & former COO, Adore Me; Advisor, CommonShare · Adore Me; CommonShareLinkedIn ↗
EVENT PARTICIPANT
Thom Townsend.
Roles are listed as credited at the 2026 summit. Passage assignments are based on transcript context and remain unconfirmed.
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2:09In the conversation.
EITI and Open Ownership introduce their respective transparency and company-disclosure roles.
Institutional self-description.
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Romain LiotCo-Founder & former COO, Adore Me; Advisor, CommonShare · Adore Me; CommonShareLinkedIn ↗
Wendy ThomasData Manager (event programme) · Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)LinkedIn ↗
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Ownership as a Primitive for Development: Transparency vs. Privacy and the Future of Trusted Value ChainsWatch passage →
Beneficial ownership is defined as the person ultimately owning or controlling a legal entity.
Historical account of limited liability is illustrative and unverified.
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Corporate chains can obscure the person receiving value or exercising power.
Complex structures can have legitimate uses; opacity alone does not prove wrongdoing.
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International financial rules are described as motivating governments to require beneficial-ownership disclosure.
FATF status, remittance effects and rules are unverified speaker descriptions.
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Open Ownership works on translating disclosure laws into usable public digital infrastructure.
Law adoption is distinct from useful implementation.
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The speaker reports opposition based on compliance costs, privacy risk and claims that other technology could substitute for disclosure.
Opposition is not itself proof the reform works; named examples unverified.
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