Posts by Bryan Jacoutot
Crypto and Securities Law: Why Bitcoin is the outlier
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Read MoreCOVID-19: A most undemocratic affliction
The global lockdown effort to curb COVID-19 has been ineffective. It is led by unilateral order, almost never carried out by the peoples’ representatives. Is this okay? Is this sustainable?
Read MoreOn Adam Smith, Bitcoin, and the Wealth of Worlds
Comedian John Oliver once quipped that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are, “everything you don’t understand about money combined with everything you don’t understand about computers.” And while this description is surprisingly well put, the truth is that much of what’s “under the hood” of Bitcoin is premised on economic first principles and maxims that have existed…
Read MoreUnderstanding Bitcoin Mining
Here’s how Bitcoin Mining works and why it’s needed, in plain english.
Read MoreTrump Tweets Stymie Trans Military Ban in Lower Courts
This post originally appeared on Law360, New York (November 7, 2017, 11:32 AM EST). Last week, a federal judge halted much of President Donald Trump’s controversial ban on transgender military service, which he first announced via Twitter on July 26. The president’s full Twitter announcement read: “After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please…
Read MoreBitcoin Compensation Compliance: Navigating Murky Waters
This post originally appeared in Bitcoin Magazine. Far from its humble origins on the cypherpunk list server, Bitcoin now captures the attention of the general public on a seemingly daily basis. Prominent news outlets, once waffling between indifference and hostility, regularly feature the trailblazing cryptocurrency as part of their coverage of the global financial landscape.…
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