Scribblings of a Shadow Figure, Cypherpunks, and the Digital Utopia w/ William J. Magnuson

Please welcome Professor at TAMU School of Law, William Magnuson! William breaks down the inner workings of blockchain technology and how laws are being reworked for cryptocurrencies like Etherum & Bitcoin.  If you are new to the subject of cryptocurrencies this a great episode to start, William outlines some of the basic concepts and how they are having an impact on lawmakers on a global scale. If you are interested to learn more please check out William's new book on the subject: Blockchain Democracy: Technology, Law and the Rule of the Crowd And if you are a little more well-versed in the space please check out a previous episode with Travis Kling. Travis is the CIO of the crypto-asset management firm, Ikigia. (1:49) Road to Texas A&M (4:37) Associated Press & Washington Post in Italy (5:13) Coronavirus (5:58) William’s Background and Book (7:47) Blockchain and Bitcoin explanation, uses, and rules (20:34) Criminal law and theft (24:43) Elections and cryptography (26:17) History of the Blockchain and Bitcoin  (27:28) Blockchain system community  (29:57) Lessons and challenges (32:31) Philosophical creators (33:38) Rapid fire (35:19) Book Recommendation (36:35) Top 3 Takeaways