My wife and I recently saw the Elvis movie, and it made me think of Web3. What does Web3 have to do with the King of Rock n’ Roll? A lot! The movie focuses on the exploitation of Elvis by his longtime manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Elvis was a poor kid from the South working as a truck driver. He was amazingly talented, but Elvis had no way of reaching an audience … [Read more...] about Elvis in Web3
Tornado Cash: Tipping the Balance
The #Web3 and #crypto world is buzzing with outrage about the sanctioning of Tornado Cash by the U.S. Treasury. Perhaps I should be outraged too, but my feelings are mixed. First, some background: #TornadoCash is a service (actually, just a piece of software) that allows users to make crypto transactions more private by pooling large numbers of transactions that prevents … [Read more...] about Tornado Cash: Tipping the Balance
Emerging Tech Law Issue #14
Welcome to Emerging Tech Law Issue #14, featuring: Nobel Prize winners need to stop their insane patent fight.The death of a Maryland man will move organ transplant procedures forward.Also noteworthy: Biden exec order on digital assets, FTC goes easy on Amazon, privacy in Web 3. Why Nobel Prize Winners Should Quit They developed one of the century’s biggest … [Read more...] about Emerging Tech Law Issue #14
Why David Bennett Had to Die
The Maryland man who received a genetically modified pig’s heart died earlier this month, eight weeks after he received the transplant. For the 57-year-old patient, David Bennett, the procedure was a failure. Although doctors released video of Bennett watching the Super Bowl after the procedure, Bennett never made it out of the hospital. But for humanity, the procedure was a … [Read more...] about Why David Bennett Had to Die
Why Nobel Prize Winners Should Call It Quits
They developed one of the century’s biggest breakthroughs in science and technology. Their invention has already begun curing horrible diseases like Sickle Cell Anemia. The future holds even more promise for the technology to cure other diseases and maybe even slow the aging process. Locked in Battle: But for years, the scientists who invented the gene-editing tool, … [Read more...] about Why Nobel Prize Winners Should Call It Quits