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Blockchain
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Focus on Regulation
What blockchain can learn from the net neutrality debate: antitrust and regulatory aspects of “paid prioritization” for a nascent technology
First come, first served. That's not the principle behind the clearance of Bitcoin transactions. Equally for other blockchain technology networks, the relevant factor to get a transaction on the next…
Dewey B Strategic
Practice Innovations October Issue: CKO’s, Blockchain, Autonomous Software, Lateral Partners, 360 Reviews
By Jean O'Grady
The October issue of Thomson Reuters' Practice Innovations has been released. Practice Innovations is a quarterly publication which focuses on best practices and innovations in law firm information and knowledge management…
China Law Insight
通过设计建立信任：区块链中可访问性和安全性的平衡
By King & Wood
作者：Hannah Glass 金杜律师事务所悉尼办公室 信任技术是对可访问性和安全性进行权衡后做出的选择。可访问性指信息可以被特定人士使用，安全性指其他人不可访问信息。二者间存在微妙的平衡。 包括区块链在内的新技术为可信系统提出了创新性的命题。区块链据称能够为存储在网络中的加密但易于访问的信息提供完美的审计追踪。鉴于交易记录是完全公开的，添加记录的过程是去中心化的，参与者能够信赖网络创建一个看起来“不可信的”真相来源。之后任何加密形式的信息只可凭所需许可访问，由此创建一个透明但安全的记录系统。 但区块链自身存在风险。与最初的观点相反，区块链中的记录并非不可变。如果网络中足够数量的人认为一项交易不应进行，区块链有可能分裂（“分叉”），也就是说，区块链中记录的事件序列不一定准确反映实际事件。 与区块链的互动也不一定真正安全，因为人们经常通过中介（例如交易所或钱包服务商）或智能合约访问区块链，这会使交易暴露在传统网络威胁下。 要信任任何一段区块链，都需对链中每一节点的透明度、加密性和安全性进行全面考量。如设计得当，区块链可以增加系统信任。但是，与任何计算系统一样，如设计不当，数据泄露也很容易发生。 当然，任何系统都不是完全不可信。应当考虑的是：每种系统的风险，是否可以接受这种风险，以及是否可以通过其他机制降低或减弱风险。 在10月27、28日布里斯班Block to the Future（未来区块技术展望）大会上，Scott Farrell 将就该话题发表演讲。
China Law Insight
Trust by design: Balancing accessibility and security in blockchain
By King & Wood
By Hannah Glass. King & Wood Mallesons' Sydney office. Trust in technology is a balance between accessibility and security. Accessibility because information must be able to be used by the intended people…
MoFo ReEnforcement: The Enforcement Blog
EVENT: Blockchain for Bankers: Regulatory Considerations
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Registration & Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Program: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Morrison & Foerster LLP 250 West 55th…
Financial Services Observer
SEC Investor Advisory Committee Considers Blockchain Technology
By Barbara A. Jones, Jonathan A. Beckham, Aimee Wildstone
On Oct. 12, 2017, the Investor Advisory Committee of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the SEC) hosted a panel discussion on blockchain technology. The session represented another instance of the…
Restructuring Globalview
Blockchain: Buying a Property in 60 seconds…
In a recently published article, John Danahy, a real estate partner in Squire Patton Boggs’ London office, explores transactions of the future using cryptocurrencies, blockchains and “data vaults”containing both personal…
LawSites
Podcast: Changing the Legal Game With Blockchain
Although blockchain is emerging as one of the technologies that will most change the practice of law, many legal professionals still know little about it. In this episode of Law Technology Now,…
Editorial Team
Top 10 in Law Blogs: CFPB, Shane Group, and Student Loan Scams
Welcome back to the LexBlog Top 10 in Law Blogs, where we compile our favorite and most relevant posts from the week. This week was highlighted by Ballard Spahr partner…
ContractsProf Blog
Contracts and Commercial Law Scholarship: Weekly Top Ten SSRN Downloads (October 19, 2017)
By Mark Burge
Top Downloads for: Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal Recent Top Papers (60 days) as of 20 Aug 2017 - 19 Oct 2017 RankPaperDownloads 1.Smart Contracts and the Cost of InflexibilityJeremy…