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Kirill Bryanov
Kirill Bryanov is a PhD researcher at Lousiana State University. His scholarly interests center on political and societal implications of communication technology, with a focus on blockchain-powered decentalized architectures.
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Blockchain and the City: New York State as a “Tough” Model of Crypto Regulation - Analysis
Cowboys on the Block: Inside Wyoming’s Race for Crypto Prominence A savvy strategy and innovative leaders may turn Wyoming into a crypto hub.
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Funding Hate: The Far-Right’s Pivot to Crypto As controversial figures on the right find themselves deplatformed, they increasingly turn to crypto for fundraising.
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Blockchain-Powered Prediction Platforms: Governance and Uses Beyond Gimmick Markets & Death Pools A series of controversies around specific prediction markets highlight Augur’s governance issues.
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US Federal Government: Confusing Regulation For Crypto, Full Clearance For Blockchain With more influential voices in academia and politics speaking out against burdensome federal regulations, is change imminent?
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‘Hope Coin’: The Story of Malaysia’s Crypto Political Fundraising Platform Crypto fundraising might be a great tool to fight corrupt regimes, but what happens when freedom fighters seize power?
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The Making of the First US ICO Fraud Case The suspect in the first criminal ICO case never issued a single token.
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Breaking the Peg: Every Stablecoin Has Its Points of Failure Each type of stablecoin has its own vulnerabilities.
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Blockchain Advocates Storm Governors’ Mansions and Retain House Seats in US Midterm Elections Blockchain industry might be the real winner in the US midterm elections.
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Nouriel Roubini Versus Blockchain: Notes from the Senate Floor The famous crypto-hater testified to the US Senate committee alongside the blockchain advocate Peter Van Valkenburgh.
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From Encrypted Messaging to Critical Fire Systems: Blockchain for Security Sector Law enforcement agencies and the military could benefit from blockchain as much as financial institutions do.
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From California to Colorado: How the US Regulates Political Donations in Crypto California Ban of Cryptocurrency Political Donations: What Happened and What Comes Next.
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Irrational Exuberance Revisited: Is Crypto The New Dot-Com Bubble? And should we even focus on ‘bubble or not’ that much?
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Fast & Seamless: The Race for the Cross-Border Payments Market IBM and Stellar are rolling out an alternative to Ripple’s transaction solution.
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