@tchambers Makes me think of this decade old post of mine 😅 https://voxpelli.com/2012/10/why-federate-just-the-social-web/ One new thing that has emerged since then is @Interledger.
But, whenever money gets involved laws gets stricter and money laundry protections makes it less of a tech issue and more of a regulatory issue
Such laws eg shaped much of how Flattr was designed and could operate