Thomas G. Duenser is Director of the Office for Financial Market Innovation and Digitization of the Principality of Liechtenstein and has been involved with blockchain technology for many years, also from a state's perspective: among other things, he led the devel-opment of Liechtenstein's Blockchain Law (Token and VT Service Provider Law, TVTG), the world's first comprehensive regulation of blockchain technology. He holds a doctorate in engineering, spent several years in a leading position in risk management and treasury at a bank, and experienced the financial crisis of 2008 in one of the heart chambers of the financial system. His latest book, "Legalize Blockchain - How States Should Deal with Today's Most Promising Technology to Foster Prosperity," was published in 2020.