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Congress, Don't Rush Regulating Crypto (Opinion), Angela Walch
Congress, Don't Rush Regulating Crypto (Opinion), Angela Walch
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A sprawling infrastructure bill is the wrong venue for regulating an industry as complex and systemically important as crypto.
Blockchain Emergencies & Open-Source Software Governance: Is "Rough Consensus" A Suicide Pact?, Blockchain Emergencies & Open-Source Software Governance: Is "Rough Consensus" A Suicide Pact?, Angela Walch
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I am concerned with, "How is Bitcoin run? Who gets to make decisions about Bitcoin? How is Ethereum run? Who gets to make decisions about Ethereum?" I am concerned with the governance of these protocols at the base level. Why does this matter? It matters because these protocols at the base are supporting the whole DeFi structure. All the complexities and different complex financial products that are being built there, they sit on top of these infrastructural base level protocols. I think we need to be aware of how these things work and the systemic risks that they can pose …
In Code(Rs) We Trust: Software Developers As Fiduciaries In Public Blockchains, Angela Walch
In Code(Rs) We Trust: Software Developers As Fiduciaries In Public Blockchains, Angela Walch
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A decade into Bitcoin's existence, governance questions around it and other public blockchains abound. Do these 'decentralized' structures even have governance? If so, what does it look like? Who has power, and how is it channeled or constrained? Are power structures implicit or explicit? How can we improve upon the ad hoc governance structures of early blockchains? ls ‘on-chain governance,’ like that proposed by Tezos and others, the path forward?
In August 2016, in the aftermath of the DAO theft and resulting Ethereum hard fork, I argued in American Banker that the core developers and significant miners of public blockchains …
Blockchain's Treacherous Vocabulary: One More Challenge For Regulators, Angela Walch
Blockchain's Treacherous Vocabulary: One More Challenge For Regulators, Angela Walch
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The Path Of The Blockchain Lexicon (And The Law), Angela Walch
The Path Of The Blockchain Lexicon (And The Law), Angela Walch
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The terminology around blockchain technology is notoriously confusing, with disputes over whether a blockchain is the same as a distributed ledger or whether an appcoin is the same as a protocol token. In this article, I examine the difficulties the rapidly shifting, contested vocabulary poses for regulators seeking to understand, govern, and potentially use blockchain technology, and I offer suggestions for how to fight through the haze of unclear language.
I provide examples of the fluctuating, contested language in the blockchain technology space and describe the forces at play in shaping the language. I then lay out the problems the …
Class Of 2019 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
Class Of 2019 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
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Photographs of incoming law students for the St. Mary’s University School of Law, class of 2019
Class Of 2018 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
Class Of 2018 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
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The Bitcoin Blockchain As Financial Market Infrastructure: A Consideration Of Operational Risk, Angela Walch
The Bitcoin Blockchain As Financial Market Infrastructure: A Consideration Of Operational Risk, Angela Walch
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“Blockchain” is the word on the street these days, with every significant financial institution experimenting with this new technology. Many say that this remarkable innovation could radically transform our financial system, eliminating the costs and inefficiencies that plague our existing financial infrastructures. Venture capital investments are pouring into blockchain startups, which are scrambling to disrupt the “quadrillion” dollar markets represented by existing financial market infrastructures. A debate rages over whether public, “permissionless” blockchains (like Bitcoin’s) or private, “permissioned” blockchains are more desirable.
Amidst this flurry of innovation and investment, this paper inquires into the suitability of the Bitcoin blockchain to …
Class Of 2017 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
Class Of 2017 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
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Photographs of incoming law students for the St. Mary’s University School of Law, class of 2017
Class Of 2016 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
Class Of 2016 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
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Class Of 2015 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
Class Of 2015 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
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Photographs of incoming law students for the St. Mary’s University School of Law, class of 2015