NFTs and Consumer Protection: A Call for Standards in a Fragmented Market

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have taken the world by storm, with the market estimated at around $70 billion and applications stretching across art, gaming, and finance. Yet, amid this innovation, the rights of consumers are disturbingly overlooked. As NFTs become more… Continue Reading

From UMSA to MTMA and Beyond: The Regulatory Quilt of U.S. Money Transmission Regulations

In today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape, regulating money services businesses has become increasingly complex. States are grappling with adapting their regulatory frameworks to keep pace with financial and technological innovations. In this blog post, we will explore the money transmitter… Continue Reading

But Why Blockchain? Oluwaseun David Adepoju, International Affiliated Scholar

Next up in our ‘But Why Blockchain?’ series we our International Affiliated Scholar, Oluwaseun David Adepoju. Oluwaseun is a technology researcher, published writer, author, speaker and an all-round technology thought leader. While being an Affiliated Scholar at the Center, Oluwaseun’s… Continue Reading

Demystifying Blockchain for Good Governance

In recent blog posts (see part one here, and part two here,) we’ve explored the transformative potential of microbonds in reshaping community finance. Today, we delve deeper into how blockchain technology, particularly the Stellar network, can revolutionize this space by… Continue Reading

Unleashing Local Potential: The Transformative Power of Microbonds

As the world grapples with financial inequality, one innovative solution has the power to transform community finance: microbonds. Microbonds, small denomination bonds, enable community capital to fund local projects, ensuring that the capital remains within the community and that repayments… Continue Reading

Revolutionizing Local Financing: The Blockchain Microbond Project

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In the world of finance, blockchain often gets discussed solely in the context of cryptocurrency, leaving many unaware of its broader applications. Today, the Center for Law, Tech, and Social Good is excited to unveil a new initiative we are… Continue Reading

But Why Blockchain? JACK FOX KEEN, Guardian Project

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In this episode, we are joined by Jack Fox Keen of Guardian Project. Listen to the full interview to see how Guardian Project uses blockchain and other decentralized technologies to authenticate media and protect privacy. To get us started, could… Continue Reading

But Why Blockchain? JACOBO CASTELLANOS, WITNESS

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From fax machines to the decentralized web, WITNESS has been protecting and defending human rights through technology for the past 30 years. Learn more about how blockchain fits into their mission from Jacobo Castellanos who is working on WITNESS’s Technology… Continue Reading