Virtual Banking

1/10/2008 Virtual Banking. Two special panel discussions discussed the motivation for and impact of Linden Lab's banking policy, which was announced in early January, 2008. The first panel included David Talbot (Chief Correspondent, Technology Review), lawyer Ben Duranske of VirtuallyBlind.com, Second Life bankers Travis Ristow and IntLibber Brautigan, and representative of the Danish Saxo Bank, a retail bank and Metanomics sponsor.

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This special session of Metanomics was held to address a radical shift in policy. Linden Lab has regulated SL banks, effectively shutting them down until they change the way they do business. Guests included key figures related to this issue:

• David Talbot, a professional journalist for 20 years, is chief correspondent at Technology Review magazine.
• Ben Duranske/Ben Noble, a lawyer who has decided to focus specifically on virtual worlds.
• Travis Ristow / Steve Smith, who represents the BCX Bank.
• Intlibber Brautigan/Michael Lorrey, CEO of Ancapistan Capital Exchange (ACE)
• Jillian Falconi/Jillian Barth, Saxo Bank