Blockchain Legal Society of William & Mary Law School
5 episodes
7 months ago
In this episode, we Interview Akhil Vajjhala, President of the NYU Blockchain & Fintech Organization, who explains to us how the concepts of decentralized identities (DIDs) and zero knowledge proofs (ZK Proofs) can be combined to create self-sovereign identities, improve the efficiency of KYC and AML regulations, and protect consumer privacy. There is a lot to unpack here so bear with us in this longer than usual episode.
Email us at Blockchain@wm.edu for inquiries.
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In this episode, we Interview Akhil Vajjhala, President of the NYU Blockchain & Fintech Organization, who explains to us how the concepts of decentralized identities (DIDs) and zero knowledge proofs (ZK Proofs) can be combined to create self-sovereign identities, improve the efficiency of KYC and AML regulations, and protect consumer privacy. There is a lot to unpack here so bear with us in this longer than usual episode.
Email us at Blockchain@wm.edu for inquiries.
In this episode, Marcel and Logan detail the fundamentals of decentralized finance (DeFi), and how it mirrors the same functionality of financial institutions, but in a way that preserves individual autonomy and returns all profits to the community. Unlike the legacy financial system which extracts profit vertically based on a hierarchy of class and capital, DeFi places every single individual at an equal playing field while also increasing efficiency and preventing monopolization, asymmetric information, or market frictions. Along with this revolutionary form of finance and individual autonomy, comes a plethora of legal concerns, many of which are clouded by politicized and poorly understood regulatory and legislative opinions. We are here to explain what the tech is, what it allows YOU to do, and how lawyers and regulators need to respond. Thanks for listening!
The W3b-J.D. Podcast
In this episode, we Interview Akhil Vajjhala, President of the NYU Blockchain & Fintech Organization, who explains to us how the concepts of decentralized identities (DIDs) and zero knowledge proofs (ZK Proofs) can be combined to create self-sovereign identities, improve the efficiency of KYC and AML regulations, and protect consumer privacy. There is a lot to unpack here so bear with us in this longer than usual episode.
Email us at Blockchain@wm.edu for inquiries.