Blogs

Blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt every institution in some way. Blockchain is an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way. Initial blockchain development is occurring within the financial services, healthcare, music industry and logistics sector to name only a few. In the diamond industry, gems are being traced from mines to consumers. There is a good likelihood you’ll see the impact in the legal space in the not so distance future.

Fortunately there are many resources available through ILTA and other outside sources to help you learn about this fascinating technology.

Blockchain Related Content from ILTA:

1. When Will Blockchains and Smart Contracts Be Important in Legal? http://www.iltanet.org/viewdocument/when-will-blockchain, ILTACON 2016
2. Building the Exponential Law Firm. http://www.iltanet.org/viewdocument/building-the-exponen, ILTACON 2016
3. Blockchain http://www.iltanet.org/blogs/deborah-dobson/2016/11/08/blockchain blog
4. Potchain 1.0 and Blockchain, http://www.iltanet.org/blogs/deborah-dobson/2016/11/17/potchain-10-and-blockchain blog
5. Blockchain: What you Need to Know http://www.iltanet.org/blogs/deborah-dobson/2016/08/30/blockchain-what-you-need-to-know blog
6. Why legal Marketing technologists Need to Learn about Blockchain, http://www.iltanet.org/blogs/deborah-dobson/2016/08/30/blockchain-what-you-need-to-know blog
7. Managing Identity Through a Distributed Ledger, http://www.iltanet.org/blogs/deborah-dobson/2017/03/28/managing-identity-through-a-distributed-ledger blog
8. Open Letter to Watson, http://www.iltanet.org/blogs/john-alber/2016/01/25/an-open-letter-to-watson blog
9. Blockchains and the Legal Vertical: http://epubs.iltanet.org/i/696855-summer-2016/22
10. Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake: http://www.iltanet.org/blogs/deborah-dobson/2017/04/27/proof-of-work-vs-proof-of-stake

Content outside ILTA

1. Blockchain 101 for Lawyers Part 1: http://www.lawtechnologytoday.org/2017/01/blockchain-101-for-lawyers-part-1/
2. Blockchain 101 for Lawyers Part 2 http://www.lawtechnologytoday.org/2017/01/blockchain-lawyers-101-part-2/
3. Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact the Legal Industry : https://www.law360.com/articles/879810/understanding-how-blockchain-could-impact-legal-industry (login required)
4. Law Firm Hogan Lovells Learns to Grapple with Blockchain Contracts: https://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2017/02/01/law-firm-hogan-lovells-learns-to-grapple-with-blockchain-contracts/ (login required)
5. Two Topics in Law and Blockchain: http://www.coindesk.com/the-two-topics-in-law-blockchain/
6. Blockchain & Law in 2017: https://medium.com/ipdb-blog/blockchain-and-law-in-2017-f535cb0e06c4
7. How Might Blockchain Technology Revolutionize the Legal Industry? https://blogs.thomsonreuters.com/answerson/might-blockchain-technology-revolutionize-legal-industry/
8. MIT Blockchain Projects and Collaborations https://law.mit.edu/Blockchain
9. Blockchain on AWS: https://computationallegalstudies.com/2017/02/17/blockchain-aws-disrupting-norm-via-aws-reinvent/ or https://www.slideshare.net/AmazonWebServices/aws-reinvent-2016-blockchain-on-aws-disrupting-the-norm-gpst301
10. Understand the Blockchain in Two Minutes: https://llb2.com/2017/04/25/understand-the-blockchain-in-two-minutes-video/
11. Ransomware & Bitcoins http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/victimized_by_ransomware_law_firm_sues_insurer_for_700k_in_lost_billings/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
12. Introducing Darkleaks - https://medium.com/@ZozanCudi/darkleaks-information-blackmarket-1ee5ac28c892
13. The Truth About Blockchain https://hbr.org/2017/01/the-truth-about-blockchain
14. The Blockchain and Us (Documentary, 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iF73cybTBs
15. Next Generation Blockchain Applications Go Well Beyond Bitcoin https://www.inverse.com/article/6994-bitcoin-paves-the-way

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