My conversation with Frank McCourt, Founder at Project Liberty, about the state of the world surrounding social media and why decentralization could be the answer.
Project Liberty aims to create a new civic architecture for the digital world that returns the ownership and control of personal data to individuals, embeds ethical values into technology, and
YellowHeart leverages Web3 to revitalize ticketing, empower fans, artists, and sports teams. Using blockchain in a very usable way, the organization helps people and venues by accessing deeper layers of community.
I speak with Josh Katz, CEO of YellowHeart about the industry and what is changing. It is clear from our talks that this is
Think about all of Web3 in one inbox. You can now send email directly between wallets. A fascinating business looking to leverage decentralized ownership and use of email via a blockchain in a secure and protected fashion. Learn more about how this works, why you would want to use it, and how the Mailchain focuses
Have you wondered about one of the most up and coming blockchain ecosystems in the world? Well, here is your opportunity to understand NEAR, one of the strongest contenders in the market.
We discuss decentralization, security, and scalability, along with regulation and diversity and inclusion. Meet Marieke Flament of NEAR and hear about the direction
One of the most important areas in the blockchain space is around testing smart contracts. Since everything is reliant on code, the key is to identify potential holes in contracts, which could lead to massive breaches or losses of money. Immunefi is a place where hackers and companies meet to help find bugs in code
Amazing overview of Circle and USDC, one of the largest stable coins in use today. We discuss regulation, state of crypto, and where things may go.
Amazing conversation with Gwen Regina, Investment Director, BNB Chain, Binance. We dive into Gwen’s perspective on BNB Chain and BNB Chain’s Red Alarm feature, implemented to protect investors from potential rug pulls and scams, flags projects based on two main criteria: if the contract performs differently from what the project owners advertised and if the
Originally published in the Legal Current
By Carrie Booker
A highlight of Day One of ILTACON included the session Blockchain – Are You Prepared for DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs? with Joe Raczynski, manager, Technical Innovation Services. The session provided a blockchain overview and explored cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, decentralized finance, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
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The Innovation Trends Report will focus on case studies in three areas: Internal ABA Innovations,
A great discussion about trademark law (IP) in legal surrounding the Metaverse with Tom Polcyn, who leads the IP practice at Thompson Coburn. We unpack the implications of trademarking your company name for the metaverse – a possible future proofing of ownership going forward. Does it make sense… and its resulting implications.
A tour of the Metaverse with the CEO of Mesmerise. An enterprise grade space that allows for large conferences, and more intimate spaces to meet and interact in the Metaverse.
In a new Q&A interview, Thomson Reuters’ technologist and futurist Joseph Raczynski offers his insight about the Metaverse and how it will impact the legal industry
In February this year, ArentFox Schiff announced that it had become the first major US law firm to “join the Metaverse” by acquiring a land site in Decentraland,
Mona is one of the leading open Metaverse platforms. Today I sat down with Justin Melillo, CEO of Mona. Their focus is on creativity and design and decentralization. We get a bit technical, but it was fantastic to see the grand vision of this startup. Having witnessed many Metaverses, Mona stands out as one of
I met with Robby Yung, CEO of Animoca Brands, virtually. This is one of the largest and most progressive Web3 companies around. They have a huge number of investments and projects they are involved with. We get into a host of different topics including where the company is headed, what they are involved with, the
At the Austin Convention Center at the Consensus 2022 conference, Josh Swihart, SVP of Marketing at Zcash, and I caught up. This covers off on the original privacy token built in the spirit of Bitcoin but with ZKP properties for privacy and security.