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The Solution for Content Moderation?
November 13, 2022A post about content moderation and how Reddit's community point system could be used to supplement and eventually replace moderators -
Encountering the Invisible Enemy of Coordination Failure
October 23, 2022The story of "Moloch" and why most problems humanity faces today are products of coordination failure. -
Crypto has Lost Its Way – The Past, Present, and Future
September 29, 2022Here is a post about the past, present, and future of crypto, how it can change the world for the better, and how it is changing the world for the worse. -
Opportunities & Dangers of DeFi
September 1, 2022Here is Part 1 of a beginner-friendly, eye-opening post where I try to demystify the complex world of DeFi. -
Down the Rabbit Hole of AI You'll Find Yourself
August 8, 2022A philosophical post on the future of AI. Read about how the Collective Super Mind and neural laces may shape the future. -
Elaborating on the Need for Futuristic Thinkers
July 14, 2022In this post, I provide a brief overview on the topics of my next writing project which will be focused on the societal implications of new technology, namely AI, and the Web 3 paradigm. -
Walking the Plank with Celsius
June 27, 2022Here's a factual, comprehensive walk- through of Celsius' withdrawal freeze based on the available information at the moment. -
True Meaning of DAOS – Uniswap & BAYC
June 7, 2022Here we take a look at two of the most succesful DAOs, Uniswap and Bored Ape Yacht Club, to understand the DAO concept better. -
The TerraLUNA Crash & Internet Scams in Desperate Times of Crypto
May 16, 2022Diving deeper into the TerraLUNA crash, and a fair warning against internet scams that may become more frequent as time gets more desperate. -
True meaning of DAOs – Bitcoin as Business
April 29, 2022Understand how the first and most succesful DAO works, and how Bitcoin can host Web 3.0 applications, dApps, NFTs, and DAOs in the future. -
True Meaning of DAOs – Understanding a New, Emerging Phenomenon
April 19, 2022DAOs set out to replace organizations as we know them today with an approach of openness and decentralization. But what are DAOs really? -
A Two Level Explanation for the NFT Boom
March 30, 2022In this post, I will make an attempt to explain the NFT boom and the peculiar metaverse-concept -
Crypto As the Hopium of the People
March 21, 2022Here's my take on the term "crypto", Bitcoin's reputation as a "store of value", and how the future of the crypto market may unfold. -
How Information Technology & Web 3.0 Is Leveraged to Help Ukraine & Cancel Russia
March 5, 2022I usually prefer to stay out of politics, but the crisis have to be addressed. So here is my take on the war in Ukraine. I focus on the ways in which modern IT is used for support. -
“Dead Internet Theory” & the Problem of Digital Identities
February 21, 2022Is the internet in fact dead and can it be revived? Read about dead internet theory and how it relates to digital identities. -
Cancelling Cancel Culture: “The Joe Rogan Experience” Case Study
February 10, 2022My latest writing on the dangerous consequences of “cancel culture”, and the recent controversy over The Joe Rogan Experience on Spotify. -
Discussing Bitcoin With Parents
January 25, 2022In this post, I provide some tips on what to say when discussing Bitcoin with parents or other skeptical relatives. -
“Age of Disenlightenment” – Fake News, Echo Chambers, DeepFakes & The Infocalypse
December 30, 2021The flow of information on social media is increasingly damaged by misinformation, echo chambers, deepfakes and new machine learning methods. -
How Algorithms Power Social Media Addiction & Unhappiness
December 27, 2021Algorithms on social media are designed to captivate the users' attention. They can also lead to user addiction and unhappiness. A recently leaked document from TikTok gives insights into how the algo... -
The Internet is Broken, What’s Next? — The Metaverse and Web 3.0
December 5, 2021In this post, I address what the major issue with the internet is today, and how Web 3.0 could potentially fix it. -
GPT-3 – Sophisticated Gimmick or Pathway to AGI?
November 21, 2021GPT-3 is an AI language model with mind-blowing abilities. But how intelligent is it really and does it resemble AGI? -
Deepfake Journalists & Fake News
October 23, 2021Fake news are all around us on social media. Even the people behind it might be fake thanks to AI technology. -
Deep Dive Into Automated Decision-Making: GDPR's Protection Is Not Effective
October 3, 2021Automated decision-making has come to stay. Is GDPR geared towards protecting the rights of the individual from the negative consequences as decision-making algorithms are adopted on a large scale? I... -
Deep Dive Into Automated Decision-Making: Implications & Benefits
September 17, 2021With the growth of AI, automated decision-making will likely play an increasingly larger role in our everyday lives. It involves implications, as well as benefits. It is also regulated by the GDPR. -
Investing in Three Generations of Blockchain
August 14, 2021A good post to learn more about the fundamentals of blockchain; the challenges to mass adoption, and the top player's solutions. -
Reasons to Invest in Cardano ADA
July 25, 2021Cardano stands out from its competitors by its academic foundation and projects in Africa. Learn more in this post. -
Blockchain & Environmental Concerns: Proof-of-Work or Proof-of-Stake?
May 31, 2021Is Proof-of-Stake or Proof-of-Work better for the environment? Contrary to mainstream beliefs, the question is debatable. -
Blockchain & Environmental Concerns: Why Tesla Has Suspended Payments in Bitcoin
May 17, 2021Why did Tesla suspend payments in Bitcoin, and does the decision make sense? I think it does. Learn more in this post. -
Legal Considerations on NFTs and Digital Ownership
April 28, 2021Learn what NFTs are, how to make them, the legal pitfalls of buying them, and why investors pour thousands and millions of dollars into the NFT market. -
Do It Yourself Approach to GDPR - Step-by-Step Guide
April 12, 2021GDPR compliance can seem like an overwhelming task, to begin with. This is a comprehensible and detailed guide on how to get started. I go over the basic principles of GDPR, what GDPR compliance requ... -
Climate Change and COVID-19
March 6, 2021Learn about the consequences of climate change, how climate changes are linked with COVID-19, and the importance of a green recovery from the pandemic. -
The Road Ahead 2021
February 1, 2021What's ahead for Futuristic Lawyer in 2021? Let me tell you all about it! -
Music Distribution 2.0 - Audius and ROCKI
January 30, 2021The music industry is up for disruption. New blockchain-based streaming services such as Audius and ROCKI are challenging the norms, and provide new opportunities for artists and listeners alike. -
Leaving Digital Rights Management in the Hands of God
December 26, 2020A global copyright registry based on blockchain technology could solve many of the issues that the copyright regime struggles with today. Learn about the God Protocol, and how it could theoretically r... -
Understand Smart Contracts, DApps, and Tokens – Simply Explained
December 18, 2020In this post I provide a (relatively) simple explanation of smart contracts, DApps, and tokens on the Ethereum network. These concepts will be important to understand moving forward. -
The Case Against DRM
November 25, 2020In this post, we will gain an understanding of what DRM is and how it protects copyright protected work. In the mid-to-late 00s DRMs was a hot topic. Although the subject is less talked about today, D... -
Tom Kabinet (C‑263/18) – Regulation of Copyrights on Digital Work in the EU
November 18, 2020Should it be allowed to resell E-books and other digital works? This area of law has caused much confusion among European lawyers in recent years. The question is now officially settled with Court of ... -
Problems in the Music Industry Today
October 19, 2020Today is the best of times and the worst of times for music. More music is being distributed than ever before, yet to make a decent living off a musical talent is harder than it has ever been. Let's h... -
Copyrights on Recorded Music
October 9, 2020What are copyright laws, who owns the music we hear, and what role do copyrights play in the music industry? These questions will be answered in this post. -
Understanding Blockchain Technology Part 4/4 - Digital Signatures
September 9, 2020The finale piece of the puzzle to fully understand the mechanics' underlying Bitcoin, is digital signatures, which are based on public-key cryptography. The digital signatures provide an easy way for ... -
Understanding Blockchain Technology Part 3/4 - Mining and Proof-of-Work
September 6, 2020Mining is how new bitcoins are generated, and while the use of hash functions makes any changes to the blockchain visible in the network, the mining process is what makes data on the blockchain infeas... -
Understanding Blockchain Technology Part 2/4 - Cryptography
September 3, 2020Bitcoin uses the SHA-256 cryptographic hash algorithm that was created by the US National Security Agency in 2001 to encrypt information and keep it secure. Understand how it works in this post. -
Understanding Blockchain Technology Part 1/4 - How Bitcoin Works
September 2, 2020Blockchain technology has been praised as one of the greatest inventions of our time right next to electricity, radio, and the internet. The technology has the potential to transform nearly all sector... -
Time to Think in New Ways of Distributing Music?
August 2, 2020On the 30th of June 2020, Google declared that they would remove all music by Danish artists from YouTube. Have the streaming giants gained too much power, and what can be done about it? -
Punishment by Social Media
July 27, 2020In the medieval times, people who thought or acted differently could be chased down by angry villagers with pitchforks and torches. Nowadays, the village deploys less gruesome strategies to conform i... -
Alternative Mechanisms to Disseminate Green Technologies
July 20, 2020A WTO declaration on intellectual property rights on green technologies may likely never become a reality. In this post, I examine some alternative mechanisms to promote and develop green technologies... -
Declaration on Patented Environmentally Sound Technology
June 25, 2020There is an urgent need to disseminate and transfer climate-related technologies to developing countries. Should a declaration on IPRs on climate technologies be made in the WTO regime to ease the de... -
Climate Change as a Facilitator of Growth in Developing Countries
June 25, 2020Climate change is historically caused by developed countries. Why should developing countries commit to mitigate global climate change, instead of national poverty reduction?