This Essay makes three contributions to the blockchain and law literature. First, this Essay explores technical security aspects evolving with various governance mechanisms across blockchain networks. Next, this Essay analyzes digital assets under U.S. securities laws and executive enforcement...

This paper reviews FreeStream, a decentralized streaming application built on the Ethereum Blockchain. FreeStream allows content-creators to live stream to audiences all over the world while also serving as a video platform for organizations. Completely decentralized, it does not track any data...

The Federal Circuit is a response to a failure in judicial administration that produced a fractured, unworkable patent law; one that Congress concluded ill-served entrepreneurship and innovation. The purpose of the response – vesting exclusive jurisdiction for patent appeals in the Federal...

In 1931, during one of the worst economic crises in US history, Du Pont announced the discovery of an innovative rubber synthetic product - neoprene. Yet at the time of the announcement, Du Pont did not have any neoprene to sell. Manufacturing facilities were still being erected and production...

A policy of deputization asks agents to monitor others without providing explicit incentives. It is often used to prevent dangerous activities. To calibrate whether and why it works, we study recent laws that deputized financial professionals to help fight elder financial abuse. We show...