Originally published on Cryptos on the Rise.
A DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) is a revolutionary change in the manner that people and businesses can organize. Leveraging blockchain technology, it is a decentralized model of control and governance. The essence of a DAO is transparency, clarity of rule, and process driven decisions – primarily utilizing
Interview from Asian Legal Business published April 2022
How did you discover your passion for all things innovation and technology related?
When I was a young boy, I watched a movie that transformed my life then and by happenstance altered my path forward. War Games, starring Matthew Broderick was about an inquisitive kid who unintentionally
Originally published on Thomson Reuters Insights by Gina Jurva, with Joseph Raczynski.
Is the act of mining for cryptocurrency damaging to the environment? We asked our resident technologist to assess this emerging landscape
Two hot words in the corporate and financial worlds today seem to be cryptocurrencies and ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance issues) — yet, are the
Originally posted on Our Purpose – Thomson Reuters
Are you ready to jump down the rabbit hole? Well, so begins one of the most transformative periods in human history. What began as a widely dismissed experiment unleashed on the world by an anonymous author became a phenomenon that will alter corporations, governments and your own
The list is out! Last year was an amazing one for LegalTech talks and thought leadership. I presented over 70 times on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, AI, Workflow, and the Legal Platform. It was also a fascinating year where edgy concepts entered the LegalTech space, including the Metaverse and NFTs. In all likelihood, these will continue to
Originally published on Thomson Reuters Institute on November 18, 2021.
Could Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) become the model for future business structures and transform the legal industry in the process?
Update: After this blog post was published, the ConstitutionDAO fell short in its bid to buy a rare copy of the US Constitution in an auction
From the producers… Bitcoin: bringing FOMO since 2013.
What would your scream sound like if you had dismissed Bitcoin as a joke in your law class in 2013 at $100 dollars – when it sits at $60,000 today? Joe’s guest this week is Houman Shadab, the Director of the Innovation Center for Law and Technology
Are you ready for the Metaverse? Probably not, but please bear with me, because the legal implications will be enormous. Open your creative mind first, and at the very end apply your critical thinking legal intellect. Here we go.
Originally published on Thomson Reuters Institute.
Imagine, if you will, a world resembling our physical
From the producer… This week, Joe takes a break from legal futurology and tries his hand at being a pub singer. We’re here for it. And so (much to his horror) is Andy Wishart – Chief Product Officer at Agiloft and all round technology guru.
Joe and Andy discuss the beginnings of Contract Express, Andy’s
This is a deep dive on the future of work around the world and the technology trends that impact them.
This was a ton of fun! I had the chance to record this “holding Joe’s feet to the fire” conversation about the future of legal industry and where we all may be going with dynamic duo of Marlene Gebauer and Greg Lambert. Thanks to both of them for the opportunity to go down the
From the producer… The achievements of this episode’s guest have been celebrated by the Council on Foreign Relations, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, The New York Times, Forbes and Wired. Joe is talking to the founder of P-TECH, and author of Breaking Barriers, Stan Litow.
They begin by discussing Stan’s early career – working for
It was a ton of fun recording this podcast with the omniscient and ever engaging Joseph Gartner at the ABA Center for Innovation – (full transparency, I sit on the Council). With Joey’s new role as Director and Counsel, we chatted all things #blockchain, #cryptocurrencies, and #NFTs and their impact on the legal industry.
Question: What do the Iranian national football team, NFTs, Hotel Rwanda and tennis great, Andy Murray have in common?
Answer: Stevie Ghiassi, Co-founder of Legaler and Legaler Aid. And my guest this week!
In this episode, Stevie chats with me about his unlikely journey from running a chain of souvenir shops to becoming a legal
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a multi-billion-dollar movement that may end up changing the way we all bank
Imagine a time where banks are not needed. Think about all the financial instruments we use today — currency, loans, insurance, bonds, credit cards, stocks, futures, options, interest bearing accounts — being converted to a new model, one
What do you enjoy about your Amazon experience? Likely everything. The company’s success is derived from a few simple words of company CEO Jeff Bezos’ ethos: “Delight your customers.”
Yet, when you think about innovation, what does that look like inside a law firm? To be honest, it’s probably very different than perhaps it should