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On the Dangers of Cryptocurrencies and the Uselessness of Blockchain

Schneier on Security

Nothing in that letter is out of the ordinary, and is in line with what I wrote about blockchain in 2019. In response, Matthew Green has written —not really a rebuttal—but a “a general response to some of the more common spurious objections …people make to public blockchain systems.”

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Records Disrupted: Blockchain as a Transformative Force

Weissman's World

Authors: Alan Pelz-Sharpe (Deep Analysis) & Steve Weissman (Holly Group) If records and content management issues such as security, privacy, and compliance seem everlasting, that’s because they are! What aren’t everlasting though, are the so-called information governance “technologies” we use to bring these matters to heel.

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Blockchain Tracing: The U.S. Government’s Newest Tool to Combat Foreign Crime

Data Matters

Magistrate Judge Faruqui’s opinion is notable for three reasons: Magistrate Judge Faruqui is sending a clear signal that parties cannot expect to hide on the blockchain. Criminal enforcement of sanctions violations via blockchain transactions will follow the foundation laid by OFAC at the civil level. 2d 150, 156 (D.D.C.

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California Enacts Blockchain Legislation

Hunton Privacy

As reported on the Blockchain Legal Resource , California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Assembly Bill No. 2658 for the purpose of further studying blockchain’s application to Californians. Under the new law, “blockchain” means “a mathematically secured, chronological and decentralized ledger or database.”

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4 ways AI and Blockchain Transform Information Governance

Everteam

This week, Everteam’s Chief Customer Officer and IG thought leader Ken Lownie held an IG insights discussion, “AI, Blockchain and Emerging Tech.” In this session, we explored AI and Blockchain’s impact on core information governance processes and records management practices. They’re the dark ages.”

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Free Webinar: Blockchain and RIM, Managing Privacy with Auto-Classification, and Data Governance for Remote Workers via Western Michigan ARMA Chapter on April 22, 2021 from 11am-2pm Eastern

IG Guru

Blockchain and RIM: Dr. Pat Franks. The post Free Webinar: Blockchain and RIM, Managing Privacy with Auto-Classification, and Data Governance for Remote Workers via Western Michigan ARMA Chapter on April 22, 2021 from 11am-2pm Eastern appeared first on IG GURU.

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Institutional Investor’s Introduction to Blockchain and Digital Asset Investing

Data Matters

Given the growth of markets for cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-based assets, often referred to as “digital assets,” we see growing interest from traditional investment managers in gaining exposure to this emerging asset class. Article I: Digital Asset Overview and Methods to Gain Exposure to Digital Assets .