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Can Cryptocurrency Go Mainstream?
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Can Cryptocurrency Go Mainstream?

Shane is joined by Marc Boiron and Nicoletta Kolpakov to discuss the road to widespread adoption of cryptocurrency.

Can the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sue States for Attacking Prediction Markets?
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Can the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sue States for Attacking Prediction Markets?

The CFTC should stand down and let these anti-prediction-market states lose directly on the merits.

Of Free Speech Claims and Supply Chain Risks: Anthropic’s Battle with the Government
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Of Free Speech Claims and Supply Chain Risks: Anthropic’s Battle with the Government

Anthropic’s First Amendment retaliation claim against the Department of War and Pete Hegseth spans two lawsuits and features two federal statutes affecting national security supply-chain risk designations. The artificial intelligence…

Is Australian Social Media Age-Gating Working?
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Is Australian Social Media Age-Gating Working?

Just over three months ago, Australia’s world-leading regulations attempting to ban social media use by under-16s came into force. The relevant regulator, the eSafety Commissioner, has released its first compliance…

Moving the Economy On-Chain (with Marc Boiron and Nicoletta Kolpakov)
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Moving the Economy On-Chain (with Marc Boiron and Nicoletta Kolpakov)

As the digitization of the economy accelerates, the friction points facing the adoption of cryptocurrency are becoming more evident. The benefits of on-ramping to stablecoin are obvious: faster and more…

AI Has Been A Race to the Bottom, Towards Alignment
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AI Has Been A Race to the Bottom, Towards Alignment

AI has been involved in a race to the bottom, but it’s been towards more alignment. The competitive pressure to release new models has also created powerful incentives to build…

US Government in Chatrie: Harper Was Right
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US Government in Chatrie: Harper Was Right

The government's brief in Chatrie v. United States accepts that there is room in our law for recognition of property rights in data and for personal-information bailments.

To Lead in Tech, Congress May Need to Lead Less—and Rethink the FCC
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To Lead in Tech, Congress May Need to Lead Less—and Rethink the FCC

Rewriting the Communications Act is not just an exercise in updating policy. It is a test of whether Congress can design institutions suited for a world defined by constant change.

Sony Loss Strengthens Sony Standard in Cox ISP Copyright Decision
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Sony Loss Strengthens Sony Standard in Cox ISP Copyright Decision

Society benefits most when the legal framework supports permissionless innovation, placing primary responsibility on end users who violate the law, rather than discouraging the creation of technologies that can be…

How Much Should Government Try to Shape the Digital Economy?
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How Much Should Government Try to Shape the Digital Economy?

Rewriting the Communications Act is difficult because it’s not simply about updating outdated provisions; it is deciding the government’s roles in shaping outcomes in markets.

Congress Takes Up an Old Problem: Writing Laws for a Future It Can’t See
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Congress Takes Up an Old Problem: Writing Laws for a Future It Can’t See

That is the context for the current effort to rewrite the Communications Act: a recognition that the law no longer fits the world it seeks to govern—and an acknowledgment, whether…

How Cloud Infrastructure Is Reshaping Global Defense
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How Cloud Infrastructure Is Reshaping Global Defense

Michael Greenwald joins Shane to discuss how cloud computing is shaping the future of national security and digital defense.

Online, Off-Campus Hate Speech: Treating Public University Grad Students Like High Schoolers is Problematic
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Online, Off-Campus Hate Speech: Treating Public University Grad Students Like High Schoolers is Problematic

A recent federal appellate court decision involving hateful online, off-campus speech by a public university law student raises important questions about what legal test applies to determine whether the First…

Financial Markets Are Sounding the Alarm on Memory Chips: Policymakers Should Be Listening.
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Financial Markets Are Sounding the Alarm on Memory Chips: Policymakers Should Be Listening.

The AI chip arms race is changing global supply chains; policymakers need to participate in the discussion. Wall Street understands how serious this is. The question is whether Washington will…

Truth Markets and Their Discontents
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Truth on the Market

Truth Markets and Their Discontents

Markets might be able to price truth. Whether anyone wants to buy it is another question.