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Reflections on Recent SEC Enforcement Actions against ICOs

April 25, 2018

In 2017, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) raised approximately $4 billion of capital worldwide. ICOs are a digital asset fundraising mechanism where issuers sell to

Understanding Blockchain-Enabled Distributed (P2P) Energy Trading

April 13, 2018

This article aims not to discuss the recent frenetic price changes in cryptocurrencies, but to rather take a closer look at one of

Has the Time Come to Kill Quill?

March 7, 2018

The Online Sales Tax Controversy

State and local governments are at a nearly unprecedented level of underfunding and it might have something to do with

The Emerging Trend of Data Localization

March 1, 2018

Free flow of data across the globe has been a remarkable feature of the Internet. Innovations like cloud computing—spreading data across a host of servers

Human Germline Modification Is Coming

November 22, 2017

Introduction

Inside a decade, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will approve clinical trials for the genomic modification of a viable human embryo in order

Video Game Loot Boxes

November 8, 2017

Introduction

Recently, a trend has developed in the video game industry of selling virtual “loot boxes” to consumers. This concept evolved from conventional trading card

The FCC's Latest Privacy Regulations: A New Stance on Private-Sector Protections?

December 12, 2016

Editor's Note: This post was written by guest contributor Ido Sivan Sevilla, a Ph.D Candidate in Public Policy & Information Security at the Hebrew University