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The thought leadership arm of Joseph Raczynski, we speak with the best and most innovative global companies and personalities.
Conversations cover the latest trends in technology and go in-depth on the philosophical implications of these new technologies. We primarily cover emerging technology including Agentic AI, Blockchain, cybersecurity, NFTs, cryptocurrency and general business digital transformation.
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YellowHeart leverages Web3 to revitalize ticketing, empower fans, artists, and sports teams. Using blockchain in a very usable way, the organization helps people and venues by accessing deeper layers of community. I speak with Josh Katz, CEO of YellowHeart about the industry and what is changing. It is clear from…
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Tech Snippets Today at NEARCON – Mailchain – Tim Boeckmann, Co-Founder & CEO with Joseph Raczynski
Think about all of Web3 in one inbox. You can now send email directly between wallets. A fascinating business looking to leverage decentralized ownership and use of email via a blockchain in a secure and protected fashion. Learn more about how this works, why you would want to use it,…
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Tech Snippets Today at NEARCON – NEAR -Marieke Flament CEO, with Joseph Raczynski
Have you wondered about one of the most up and coming blockchain ecosystems in the world? Well, here is your opportunity to understand NEAR, one of the strongest contenders in the market. We discuss decentralization, security, and scalability, along with regulation and diversity and inclusion. Meet Marieke Flament of NEAR…
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Tech Snippets Today at NEARCON – Immunefi – Mitchell Amador, CEO with Joseph Raczynski
One of the most important areas in the blockchain space is around testing smart contracts. Since everything is reliant on code, the key is to identify potential holes in contracts, which could lead to massive breaches or losses of money. Immunefi is a place where hackers and companies meet to…
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Tech Snippets Today – Circle – Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer with Joseph Raczynski
Amazing overview of Circle and USDC, one of the largest stable coins in use today. We discuss regulation, state of crypto, and where things may go. For more information, please visit the following: https://www.josephraczynski.com https://joetechnologist.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerazz
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Tech Snippets Today – BNB Chain (Binance) – Gwen Regina, Investment Director with Joseph Raczynski
Amazing conversation with Gwen Regina, Investment Director, BNB Chain, Binance. We dive into Gwen’s perspective on BNB Chain and BNB Chain’s Red Alarm feature, implemented to protect investors from potential rug pulls and scams, flags projects based on two main criteria: if the contract performs differently from what the project…
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ILTACON 2022: WHAT LEGAL PROFESSIONALS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BLOCKCHAINS
Originally published in the Legal Current By Carrie Booker A highlight of Day One of ILTACON included the session Blockchain – Are You Prepared for DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs? with Joe Raczynski, manager, Technical Innovation Services. The session provided a blockchain overview and explored cryptocurrencies, smart contracts, decentralized finance, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Legal Current…
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ILTACON 2022: BLOCKCHAIN – Are You Prepared for Defi, NFTs, & DAOs?
Guess what’s coming to ILTACON 2022…
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ABA Center for Innovation – Trends Report 2022
Happy to have played a small role in this report with sections on: Defining a Legal Platform What is an API in the Legal Industry AI – Artificial Intelligence in Legal What is the Metaverse and Why it is Important The Innovation Trends Report will focus on case studies in…
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Tech Snippets Today – Thompson Coburn – Tom Polcyn, Partner & Chair IP
A great discussion about trademark law (IP) in legal surrounding the Metaverse with Tom Polcyn, who leads the IP practice at Thompson Coburn. We unpack the implications of trademarking your company name for the metaverse – a possible future proofing of ownership going forward. Does it make sense… and its…
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Tech Snippets Today – Mesmerise – Andrew Hawken, CEO with Joseph Raczynski
A tour of the Metaverse with the CEO of Mesmerise. An enterprise grade space that allows for large conferences, and more intimate spaces to meet and interact in the Metaverse. For more information, please visit the following: https://www.josephraczynski.com https://joetechnologist.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerazz
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Lawyers & the Metaverse
In a new Q&A interview, Thomson Reuters’ technologist and futurist Joseph Raczynski offers his insight about the Metaverse and how it will impact the legal industry In February this year, ArentFox Schiff announced that it had become the first major US law firm to “join the Metaverse” by acquiring a…
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Tech Snippets Today – Mona – Justin Melillo, CEO with Joseph Raczynski
Mona is one of the leading open Metaverse platforms. Today I sat down with Justin Melillo, CEO of Mona. Their focus is on creativity and design and decentralization. We get a bit technical, but it was fantastic to see the grand vision of this startup. Having witnessed many Metaverses, Mona…
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Tech Snippets Today – Animoca Brands – Robby Yung, CEO
I met with Robby Yung, CEO of Animoca Brands, virtually. This is one of the largest and most progressive Web3 companies around. They have a huge number of investments and projects they are involved with. We get into a host of different topics including where the company is headed, what…
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Tech Snippets Today – Consensus 2022 – Josh Swihart – SVP Zcash
At the Austin Convention Center at the Consensus 2022 conference, Josh Swihart, SVP of Marketing at Zcash, and I caught up. This covers off on the original privacy token built in the spirit of Bitcoin but with ZKP properties for privacy and security. For more information, please visit the following:…
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Tech Snippets Today – Garry Kasparov – Chess Grandmaster
In the speaker’s green room at the Consensus 2022 conference, Garry Kasparov, Chess Grandmaster, and I caught up. This covers all things cryptocurrency and his belief in the importance of the technology to create more freedom for people across the world, especially in areas with more authoritarian regimes. For more…
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Tech Snippets Today – Sandeep Nailwal – CEO of Polygon
Away from the din of 18,000 people at the Consensus 2022 conference, Sandeep Nailwal, CEO of Polygon and I caught up. This covers all things Layer 2 and the Merge coming from the Ethereum upgrade. For more information, please visit the following: https://www.josephraczynski.com https://joetechnologist.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerazz
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Tech Snippets Today – Awa Sun Yin – Anoma
On the ground with 18,000 people humming about at Consensus 2022, I met with Awa Sun Yin the dynamic leader of Anoma in the crypto space. She has been at several very high profile organizations like Chainalysis and Cosmos. Currently she is solving for developers issues around privacy and security…
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Forum: The LawFirmDAO offers bold predictions of future firm partnerships
Originally published in Forum Magazine By Joseph Raczynski Could decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) revolutionize how law firm partnerships are going to be structured in the near future? Imagine a fully decentralized law firm. What might that look like? What if every attorney who opted in became a partner from Day…
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Tech Snippets Today – New Series Release!
As a way to encapsulate my travels and meetings with ridiculously accomplished and fascinating people from around the world, I am releasing a new series called Tech Snippets Today. These are informal conversations with some of the brightest minds across the world pushing the limits on emerging tech. On a…
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Animated Series: What’s Up with the Metaverse
Originally published on the ABA Center for Innovation, Innovation and You by Joseph Raczynski with creative by Elise Harmening, Esq. What’s Up with the Metaverse, was written by Joseph Raczynski of Thomson Reuters, a member of the Governing Council for the Center for Innovation, and created by Elise Harmening, Esq., Project…
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Animated Series: What is an API?
Originally published on the ABA Center for Innovation, Innovation and You by Joseph Raczynski with creative by Elise Harmening, Esq. What is an API?, was written by Joseph Raczynski of Thomson Reuters, a member of the Governing Council for the Center for Innovation, and created by Elise Harmening, Esq., Project Specialist…
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5 questions about the environmental impact of crypto-mining
Originally published on Thomson Reuters Insights by Gina Jurva, with Joseph Raczynski. Is the act of mining for cryptocurrency damaging to the environment? We asked our resident technologist to assess this emerging landscape Two hot words in the corporate and financial worlds today seem to be cryptocurrencies and ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance…
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DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and Regulation
Originally published on Cryptos on the Rise. A DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) is a revolutionary change in the manner that people and businesses can organize. Leveraging blockchain technology, it is a decentralized model of control and governance. The essence of a DAO is transparency, clarity of rule, and process driven…
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Lawyers and the Metaverse
Interview from Asian Legal Business published April 2022 How did you discover your passion for all things innovation and technology related? When I was a young boy, I watched a movie that transformed my life then and by happenstance altered my path forward. War Games, starring Matthew Broderick was about…
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Mind-shifting into blockchain, cryptocurrency, and the future of asset ownership in the metaverse
Originally posted on Our Purpose – Thomson Reuters Are you ready to jump down the rabbit hole? Well, so begins one of the most transformative periods in human history. What began as a widely dismissed experiment unleashed on the world by an anonymous author became a phenomenon that will alter…
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Top 10 err.. 16 LegalTech Talks of 2021! Now available!
The list is out! Last year was an amazing one for LegalTech talks and thought leadership. I presented over 70 times on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, AI, Workflow, and the Legal Platform. It was also a fascinating year where edgy concepts entered the LegalTech space, including the Metaverse and NFTs. In all…
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Buying the Constitution: The rise of DAOs in legal
Originally published on Thomson Reuters Institute on November 18, 2021. Could Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) become the model for future business structures and transform the legal industry in the process? Update: After this blog post was published, the ConstitutionDAO fell short in its bid to buy a rare copy of the…
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Podcast: The Hearing – Houman Shadab, Professor of Law NYLS
From the producers… Bitcoin: bringing FOMO since 2013. What would your scream sound like if you had dismissed Bitcoin as a joke in your law class in 2013 at $100 dollars – when it sits at $60,000 today? Joe’s guest this week is Houman Shadab, the Director of the Innovation…
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The Metaverse is coming: Is the legal market prepared?
Are you ready for the Metaverse? Probably not, but please bear with me, because the legal implications will be enormous. Open your creative mind first, and at the very end apply your critical thinking legal intellect. Here we go. Originally published on Thomson Reuters Institute. Imagine, if you will, a…
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Podcast: The Hearing – Andy Wishart, CPO Agiloft
From the producer… This week, Joe takes a break from legal futurology and tries his hand at being a pub singer. We’re here for it. And so (much to his horror) is Andy Wishart – Chief Product Officer at Agiloft and all round technology guru. Joe and Andy discuss the…
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Digital Nomads – Future of Work Discussion
This is a deep dive on the future of work around the world and the technology trends that impact them.
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3 Geeks and A Law Blog – The Geek in Review Ep. 128 – Joseph Raczynski – The Red and Blue Pill Matrix of AI and Emerging Legal Tech
This was a ton of fun! I had the chance to record this “holding Joe’s feet to the fire” 😉 conversation about the future of legal industry and where we all may be going with dynamic duo of Marlene Gebauer and Greg Lambert. Thanks to both of them for the opportunity to go…
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Podcast: The Hearing – Stan Litow, Professor Duke and Columbia University
From the producer… The achievements of this episode’s guest have been celebrated by the Council on Foreign Relations, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, The New York Times, Forbes and Wired. Joe is talking to the founder of P-TECH, and author of Breaking Barriers, Stan Litow. They begin by discussing Stan’s…
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The impact of blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs on the legal industry with Joseph Raczynski
It was a ton of fun recording this podcast with the omniscient and ever engaging Joseph Gartner at the ABA Center for Innovation – (full transparency, I sit on the Council). With Joey’s new role as Director and Counsel, we chatted all things #blockchain, #cryptocurrencies, and #NFTs and their impact on the legal industry. It is fantastic to be…
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Podcast: The Hearing – Stevie Ghiassi, Co-founder Legaler and Legaler Aid
Question: What do the Iranian national football team, NFTs, Hotel Rwanda and tennis great, Andy Murray have in common? Answer: Stevie Ghiassi, Co-founder of Legaler and Legaler Aid. And my guest this week! In this episode, Stevie chats with me about his unlikely journey from running a chain of souvenir…
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Bye-bye, banks! Hello DeFi… Our bankless society has officially begun
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a multi-billion-dollar movement that may end up changing the way we all bank Imagine a time where banks are not needed. Think about all the financial instruments we use today — currency, loans, insurance, bonds, credit cards, stocks, futures, options, interest bearing accounts — being converted…
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Amazon law and innovation take center stage at Legal Geek’s Uncertain Decade summit
What do you enjoy about your Amazon experience? Likely everything. The company’s success is derived from a few simple words of company CEO Jeff Bezos’ ethos: “Delight your customers.” Yet, when you think about innovation, what does that look like inside a law firm? To be honest, it’s probably very…
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The Law Firm of the Future
Interview with Joseph Raczynski, written by Michelle Worrall Tilton Kanas City Metropolitan Bar Association Attorneys look to precedent to solve today’s legal problems. “Steeped in tradition” is how we often describe the legal profession. As result, it’s no surprise that there is inherent tension between emerging technology and the legal…
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Podcast: The Hearing – Andrew Fletcher, Director at Thomson Reuters Labs
Lots of fun this week on The Hearing Podcast with my colleague Andrew Fletcher, Director at the Thomson Reuters Labs. If you enjoy uncovering what the future (and the now) of the legal industry might look like, take a listen. We toss aside the fluff, and meet at the cross…
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CodeX FutureLaw 2021: Computational contracts create a Big Bang in legal
Originally published on the Legal Executive Institute. By Joseph Raczynski The bleeding edge of the legal industry is now building interfaces at the intersection of code and law through computational contracts. These computational contracts (sometime called smart contracts), according to Stanford University, are a universal Contract Definition Language that will allow terms and conditions…
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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs): Asset ownership via blockchain rockets into legal
In a two-part series, we will look at Non-Fungible Tokens, explaining what they are and how they will impact numerous industries; and how decentralized finance (DeFi) is critical to understanding NFT’s importance within the legal industry. Originally published on the Legal Executive Institute. By Joseph Raczynski Welcome to the early days…
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Understanding the lessons of the pandemic and human nature at Legal Geek
Originally published on Thomson Reuters, Legal Institute. By Joseph Raczynski The pandemic was “the great equalizer” for the legal industry, combining the good from before with the great from the now. A recent half-day virtual event, Legal Geek Presents Thomson Reuters Takeover, underscored this idea and offered a glimpse into the…
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Podcast: The Hearing – Federico Ast – Cofounder & CEO – Kleros
From the producer: Here at The Hearing HQ we’ve really missed travelling. So being whisked (virtually) to Buenos Aires for this week’s episode was a real treat! Meet Joe’s guest, Federico Ast, the CEO and founder of Kleros. He’s deeply intelligent, thoughtful and one hell of an aggravator in the…
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Podcast: The Hearing – Karim Sabbidine – Associate at Thompson Hine
From the producer: On The Hearing, we’ve talked to people at the top of their game about their experiences of lockdown. We’ve gained advice from experts on how businesses can best weather these unprecedented times. And this week Joe chats to Karim Sabbidine, an associate at Thompson Hine, about what…
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Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Needs to Prove Itself, Expert Says
Published on Lifewire Written by Michelai Graham – Interview with Joseph Raczynski Facebook is scaling back its ambitious plans to move into the cryptocurrency sector while users on the platform aren’t showing much confidence in the site’s new addition. The media giant will likely launch its smaller scale Libra cryptocurrency…
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Podcast: The Hearing – Doug Pepe – Partner – Joseph Hage Aaronson LLC
From the producer: You may have watched as Mark Zuckerberg explained the internet to Congress in a way that felt a bit unnecessary. Well, this episode is sort of the opposite of that. Joe Raczynski is joined by legal and mathematical macroeconomics genius Doug Pepe, to take us through blockchain,…
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ILTA’s 2020 Annual Legal Technology Survey
It’s out! In a year unlike any of the 30 previous annual surveys, the 2020 International Legal Technology Association’s (ILTA’s) Annual Survey breaks down the technology transformation afoot resulting from the ongoing pandemic. With insightful data-driven industry trends, this year’s ILTA survey highlights the rapid pivots, swerves, and shifts happening in the…
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The Hearing: Episode 65 – Special *US Election* Episode
In this special US election installment of the Hearing Podcast, Sanaz Asgharzadeh, former big law firm attorney now heading her own practice, Atlas Law Firm, speak with me about the election. With the caveat that at the time of recording a victor had not yet been chosen, and with the…
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Teaching Law With Technology Prize 2020
While the judges deliberated, I gave professors, students, lawyers, and technologists in the UK a glimpse of the technological innovations coming in the near and longer terms and sense of what this could mean for legal advisers. Blog: https://blogs.thomsonreuters.com/legal-uk/2020/10/12/linda-chaddertons-legally-bound-wins-the-teaching-law-with-technology-prize-2020/