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• The year that was — scoring 2023

  Posted on December 18, 2023 at 02:45 CST by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 20.51 • 2023-12-18

  Our next issue will be published on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Happy Holidays!

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  It didn’t take a crystal ball.

  If, on January 1, 2023, I had made predictions about what would happen in the coming year, I would not have received high marks for boldness. In a way, that’s reassuring — there were no paradigm-shifting catastrophes that struck technology consumers.

  I would have predicted the following.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.51.0, 2023-12-18).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

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• Trust no one: The case for blockchain

  Posted on February 28, 2022 at 02:45 CST by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 19.09 • 2022-02-28

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  How you read the title above says a lot about how you should approach blockchain and its popular implementations (cryptocurrency and NFTs).

  If you read it as “there is no one who can be trusted,” then cryptocurrency may be of interest as a way to keep your finances hidden from the prying eyes of others (perhaps, notably, the government). However, if you read it as “trust the crowd rather than anyone in particular,” then blockchain may offer the means for reaching your goal, offering a way to establish ownership without having to trust any one individual or entity. In either case, you are using a tool and should respect its limitations and risks.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.09.0 (2022-02-28).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Newsletter 19.09.F (2022-02-28).

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