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Project Liberty @projectliberty.io · 03/04/2025
Project Liberty Institute and @thedrc.bsky.social convened 35 key stakeholders at Georgetown University on April 1, 2025, to discuss turning the promises of data cooperatives into actionable models (and more!). Read our takeaways and next steps. www.projectliberty.io/news/from-th...
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From Theory to Action: Scaling Data Cooperatives - Project Liberty
Between October and December 2024, Project Liberty Institute (PLI) and the Decentralization Research Center (DRC) interviewed 16 experts in data governance, the digital economy, and digital rights, un...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The 2025 Decentralized Tech Summit kicks off tomorrow, bringing together top minds to shape the future of decentralization. Expect big ideas, critical discussions, and key insights on how decentralized technology can drive innovation and empower users. #DecentralizedFuture #DRCSummit2025
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Decentralization matters. It keeps power with users, not corporations — but without clear policies, true decentralization could disappear. Our latest report explains why policymakers must protect decentralized networks to ensure security and innovation. Read more: thedrcenter.org/research/
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The 2025 Safe Harbor Framework offers a practical solution for crypto regulation. It balances innovation with investor protection by providing a clear, structured path for blockchain projects. Read the proposal: members.delphidigital.io/reports/a-pr... #Decentralization #DigitalAssets #Blockchain
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Decentralization is at a crossroads. Clear rules that distinguish networks are essential for the blockchain industry's future. Our report highlights how smart policy can protect decentralization while enabling innovation: thedrcenter.org/research/ #BlockchainPolicy #Decentralization
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
One week until the 2025 Decentralized Tech Summit in Washington. We're excited to welcome leaders, builders, and policymakers, who will spend the day collaborating on the future of decentralization. #Decentralization #DRCSummit2025
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
7. How AI Tools Could Change India’s Elections Avatars are addressing voters by name in a country already grappling with disinformation campaigns. Fascinating story by The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/w...
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How A.I. Tools Could Change India’s Elections
Avatars are addressing voters by name, in whichever of India’s many languages they speak. Experts see potential for misuse in a country already rife with disinformation.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
6. Worldcoin announces its own blockchain What will this mean for the governance of one of the most controversial identity systems currently in development? Fortune‘s Niamh Rowe reports. fortune.com/crypto/2024/...
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Worldcoin, Sam Altman’s eye-scanning crypto project, announces its own blockchain
The blockchain will be deeply entwined with the Worldcoin protocol and is aimed at accelerating adoption of World ID.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
5. Podcast: Matt Prewitt on Partial Common Ownership In this episode of RadicalxChange(s), Matt discusses how rethinking ownership can lead to a politics of change. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
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‎RadicalxChange(s): Matt Prewitt: Lawyer, Writer, & President of RadicalxChange Foundation on Apple Podcasts
‎Show RadicalxChange(s), Ep Matt Prewitt: Lawyer, Writer, & President of RadicalxChange Foundation - Apr 15, 2024
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
4. Ideologies of AI and the consolidation of power The relationship between AI and power structures is covered at length in the new issue of @First Monday.  firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph...
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First Monday
First Monday is one of the first openly accessible, peer–reviewed journals on the Internet, solely devoted to the Internet.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
3. Blockchain’s intersection with regulation SEC Commisioner Hester Peirce joined the DRC to discuss the relationship between industry, regulators, and the public. She also shared what decentralization means to her.  x.com/TheDRC_/stat...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
2. How much do you know about crypto regulation? A new website with everything on crypto regulation and advocacy, including a dictionary, library and encyclopedia, from the European Crypto Initiative is now live.  eu.ci/euci-updated...
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EUCI's Updated and Improved Website is Live
Our platform is rich with features that break down regulatory and technical jargon into easy-to-consume content.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
1. Tracking AI misinformation campaigns Rest of World shares their tracker, covering the most noteworthy incidents of AI-generated election content globally in 2024 as more than 2 billion people head to the polls. restofworld.org/2024/electio...
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Rest of World’s 2024 AI elections tracker
As more than two billion people vote, we’re monitoring the way AI is being used in political campaigns, memes, and misinformation.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/04/2024
Here's a weekly roundup of the most important and interesting articles and events in the field of governance that impact blockchain and AI (in just 7 stories): ⬇️
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 11/04/2024
7. Why fear open platforms? Fear and regulation are hindering the progress of open platforms and their ability to solve challenges, particularly in Africa, a perspective by Denelle Dixon for Blockworks explains blockworks.co/news/open-te...
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There’s no reason to fear open platforms
Opinion: A frustrating reality is that the technology is already there to meet people’s needs, but fear and regulation stop progress.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 11/04/2024
6. How democracies can govern AI How can you ensure that democracies have the information they need for complex decision making, especially around AI? The Society Library presents their solution. societylibrary.medium.com/making-decis...
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Making Decisions About AI — or Anything
Accessing information and acting on it via debate maps and decision-making models.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 11/04/2024
5. Blockchain, Religious Imaginaries, and Theology In this issue of Zygon, writers explore the unique links between blockchain and theology, with works from Nathan Schneider, David Pucheu, Cassandra Dana, Franck Damour, and Finn Brunton www.zygonjournal.org/collections/...
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Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science | Collection:
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 11/04/2024
4. Plural Property A portal for papers and projects that discuss a form of ownership with greater equitable properties, presented by RadicalxChange  www.radicalxchange.org/wiki/plural-...
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Plural Property
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 11/04/2024
3. How economies of scale affect decentralization To strengthen decentralization, you must counteract the advantages of economies of scale, as explored in an analysis by Toni Wahrstätter as a response to Vitalik Buterin ethresear.ch/t/analysis-o...
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Analysis on ''Correlated Attestation Penalties''
Analysis on ‘‘Correlated Attestation Penalties’’ This is a quick quantitative analysis on anti-correlation penalties looking into its potential impact on staking operators and CL clients. Before getti...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 11/04/2024
2. Democracy as technology Audrey Tang goes on the offensive with “democracy as a social technology.” A piece by Martin Regg Cohn for the Toronto Star examines how Taiwan’s digital minister “debunked and beat the bots.” www.thestar.com/politics/fro...
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Martin Regg Cohn: From anarchist to defender of democracy: How Taiwan’s digital minister debunked and beat the bots
Taiwan’s minister of digital affairs is on the frontlines of cyber warfare, information wars and disinformation disruptions, Martin Regg Cohn writes.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 11/04/2024
1. American Privacy Rights Act, APRA What might a GDPR-like data privacy bill look like for the U.S.? A report by David Meyer for Fortune explores a set of rules “way beyond” existing regulation.  fortune.com/2024/04/08/a...
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The U.S. may finally get a federal privacy law to rival Europe’s GDPR
Meet APRA, which—if it passes—would be the mythical federal privacy law that Americans want and deserve.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 11/04/2024
Here's a weekly roundup of the most important and interesting articles and events in the field of governance that impact blockchain and AI (in just 7 stories): ⬇️
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
7. Event, April 8th: Bridging the gap between politicians and innovators This UK-based event asks how politicians can effectively use innovations in democratic engagement, by Demos www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-to-g...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
6. Event, April 4th: A discussion on DUNAs A discussion around DUNAs and what they mean for decentralized organizations with David Kerr, Michael Jennings, Jordan Teague, and JupiterBlock, hosted by Lex DAO  x.com/lex_DAO/stat...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
5. What’s next for blockchain? From AI to supply chains, Mrinal Manohar explores the future of blockchain www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
4. How do we democratize the web? Self-governance, equitable ownership, and updating legacy collaborative efforts with blockchain, explored by Nathan Schneider and Daniel Kuhn in CoinDesk  www.coindesk.com/consensus-ma...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
3. Luck and Technology The fourth issue of Kernel Magazine explores the relationship between technology and chance in a project by the reboot community www.kernelmag.io
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
2. Where Web3 and AI meet A framework for regenerating datafied democracies, by Igor Calzada www.mdpi.com/2504-2289/8/...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
1. AI industrial policy and the public good @ainowinstitute.bsky.social examines national narratives and AI. With Susannah Glickman, Amba Kak, Sarah Myers West, Max von Thun, Jyoti Panday, Mila T Samdub, Matt Davies, Sandra Makumbirofa, and Islam Al Khatib  ainowinstitute.org/ai-nationali...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 29/03/2024
Here's a weekly roundup of the most important and interesting things happening in the field of governance that impact crypto and AI (in just 7 stories):
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
7. Event: Equitable Tech Summit 2024. Apply now for the Equitable Tech Summit hosted by the DRC with Blockchain Association, Metagov & Project Liberty in Washington DC x.com/c_spelliscy/...
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Connor Spelliscy 🇺🇦 on X: "I’m excited to announce the 2024 Equitable Tech Summit, which @TheDRC_ will be hosting with our partners @BlockchainAssn, @metagov_project & @pro_jectliberty! ⚖️ The summit will take place on June 6th at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. See why we are deviating from… https://t.co/TRapbn7HrS" / X
I’m excited to announce the 2024 Equitable Tech Summit, which @TheDRC_ will be hosting with our partners @BlockchainAssn, @metagov_project & @pro_jectliberty! ⚖️ The summit will take place on June 6th at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. See why we are deviating from… https://t.co/TRapbn7HrS
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
6. Event: “A Roadmap for Democratic AI in 2024.” The Collective Intelligence Project hosts a virtual launch, 25.03.24, to share their roadmap. Speakers include Yoshua Bengio, Nabiha Syed, Amba Kak, and Manu Chopra t.co/5M9TT0CbcI
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Roadmap Launch: Democratic AI in 2024 · Luma
There’s been a lot of discussion about democratic AI recently, from many quarters. At The Collective Intelligence Project (CIP), we’re big believers in a democratic vision for AI. We’re...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
5. Another AI partnership of tech titans in the books? Apple and Google in discussion to provide Gemini on Apple products. Tripp Mickle, Nico Grant, and Brian X. Chen in the NYT www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/t...
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Apple and Google Are Discussing a Deal to Bring Generative A.I. to iPhones
A partnership would extend the long relationship between the companies that has helped deliver everything from maps to search on Apple’s devices.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
4. A call to redefine the digital age The argument for individual digital property rights in “Our Biggest Fight” is outlined in the new book by Frank McCourt and Michael J. Casey ourbiggestfight.com#buy-now
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Home - Our Biggest Fight
Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the digital age The internet as we know it is broken. Here’s how we can seize back control of our lives from the corporate algorithms and create a better i...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
3. Collective intelligence and transformative technology An “R&D agenda for transformative tech governance” was proposed by the Collective Intelligence Project in their new whitepaper cip.org/whitepaper
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Whitepaper — The Collective Intelligence Project
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
2. “The DAO Problem” and why DUNA works An article on how the new legal DUNA can clarify the position of DAOs in the regulatory space by Leo Schwartz in Fortune fortune.com/crypto/2024/...
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Wyoming wants to become the Delaware of DAOs with new crypto law for decentralized autonomous organizations
The legislation is the latest blockchain-focused regulation from the Cowboy State.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
1. E.U. antitrust chief previews a new era of Big Tech oversight In this interview, Cristiano Lima-Strong sits down with the European Commission’s Margrethe Vestager to discuss the Digital Markets Act (DMA) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Analysis | E.U. antitrust chief previews a new era of Big Tech oversight
Margrethe Vestager says Europe is ready to move swiftly against violators.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
Here's a weekly roundup of the most important and interesting things happening in the field of governance that impact crypto and AI (in just 7 stories):
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
On March 15th the Plurality Insitute launched “Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy” with co-author and guest speak E. Glen Weyl youtu.be/0I6wjVXXPlY?...
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Plurality Book Talk with Glen Weyl
We invite you to join our live stream of the Plurality Book Talk with Glen Weyl.We look forward to seeing you online!
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
The future of decentralized funding. Gitcoin introduces Gitcoin 2.0. A whitepaper by Kevin Owocki and Meg Lister www.gitcoin.co/whitepaper/r...
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Read the Whitepaper | Gitcoin
Gitcoin has been building tools since 2017 that enable communities to build, fund and protect what matters to them.
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
Against Web 2.0’s “implicit feudalism” in “Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life.” The new book by Nathan Schneider nathanschneider.info/books/govern...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
“DUNAs” in the Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act. How Wyoming has expanded its legal framework around DAOs with Miles Jennings x.com/milesjenning...
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
Proof of Personhood and how it can be abused in “Compressed to 0: The Silent Strings of Proof of Personhood” by Puja Ohlhaver, Mikhail Nikulin, and Paula Berman papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Compressed to 0: The Silent Strings of Proof of Personhood
Experiments in Proof of Personhood—where each person has a single, unique identity—have increasingly been touted as a mechanism for tracing information provenan
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
How Lina Khan has “redefined the US antitrust landscape.” An update by Callum Jones in The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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‘She’s going to prevail’: FTC head Lina Khan is fighting for an anti-monopoly America
Some say Biden’s high-profile warrior – who’s gone after Kroger, Amazon, and Nvidia – has redefined the US antitrust landscape
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Decentralization Research Center @thedrc.bsky.social · 19/03/2024
What is supermodularity? A new framework for economics in “Beyond Public and Private: Collective Provision Under Conditions of Supermodularity” by Divya Siddarth, E. Glen Weyl, Matt Prewitt cip.org/supermodular
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