Beyond Bitcoin: A Compendium of Cryptocurrency

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SUMMARY This primer explains cryptocurrency types: payment coins (Bitcoin), programmable platforms (Ethereum), stablecoins, privacy coins, governance tokens, utility tokens, DeFi protocols, meme coins and CBDCs. It covers their technical functions and regulatory status. The document highlights the 2025 shift from SEC Chair Gensler’s enforcement-heavy approach to Chair Atkins’ framework-focused regulation, emphasizing that legal classification depends … Read more

Private Equity Is Repeating Enron’s Biggest Mistake

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SUMMARY Having witnessed Enron’s collapse firsthand, the author sees striking parallels in private equity today. Continuation funds allow general partners to control both sides of transactions, collect multiple fees and exploit conflicts of interest, echoing Enron’s self-dealing. Oversight is limited, information asymmetry rampant and fiduciary standards ignored, creating a system that benefits insiders while trapping … Read more

Brigitte Bardot’s Quiet Influence on AI

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SUMMARY Brigitte Bardot, who died in 2025, never engaged with AI, but her refusal to commercialize her image has made her a key figure in debates about AI and human identity. French law treats likeness as part of personal dignity, unlike U.S. publicity laws, which focus on commercial harm. Bardot’s legacy highlights the need for … Read more

Festivus for the Rest of Us

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‘Twas two days before Christmas, when all through the home, The grievances mounted, both told and untold, Of slights and of wrongs that had happened all year, The aluminum pole, just naked and bare. The family was gathered, prepared for a fight, With notebooks of grudges all ready to cite. When out in the kitchen arose such a clatter,I sprang from … Read more

What is Trump’s Gold Card Immigration Program?

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SUMMARY Trump’s gold card program launched December 10, 2025, allowing foreigners to pay $1 million (or companies $2 million) plus a $15,000 processing fee for expedited U.S. residency through EB-1 or EB-2 visas. The process takes weeks versus six years for traditional EB-5 investor visas. A $5 million Platinum Card is planned, offering 270-day U.S. … Read more

Trump’s AI Order Unites Progressive Democrats and MAGA Populists

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SUMMARY President Trump’s December 11, 2025 executive order attempts to override state AI laws by creating a Justice Department task force to sue states and threatening to withhold federal funding. Legal experts say the order is unconstitutional since only Congress can preempt state laws. The move has united an unusual coalition of MAGA Republicans and … Read more

USPTO: AI Still Can’t Invent

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SUMMARY The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released new guidance clarifying that AI cannot be listed as an inventor on patents. Only humans can be inventors, regardless of how much AI contributed to creating the invention. AI systems are treated as tools like laboratory equipment or software. The guidance abandons the previous approach that incorrectly applied joint … Read more

What is Cryptocurrency? A Guide for Everyone

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SUMMARY Cryptocurrency is digital money recorded on a blockchain, a shared ledger maintained by thousands of computers. Bitcoin, launched in 2009, was the first. You can buy cryptocurrency on exchanges or earn it through mining. Transactions are irreversible and values fluctuate wildly. The IRS treats cryptocurrency as property, requiring tax reporting on all transactions. Regulatory … Read more

How Small Businesses Can Use Free AI Tools

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SUMMARY Small businesses can leverage free AI tools to compete with larger companies by automating customer communications, content creation, administrative tasks and data analysis. The key is starting small with low-stakes applications, maintaining human oversight, and gradually expanding use. Small companies’ agility makes AI adoption easier than for large organizations, allowing them to quickly test and … Read more

Key Issues in Non-Disclosure Agreements

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SUMMARY Before signing an NDA, scrutinize the scope of confidential information, exclusions and duration. Watch for residual knowledge restrictions that prevent using information retained in memory. Review return obligations, remedies including injunctive relief, fee provisions and jurisdiction clauses. Beware hidden non-competes or IP assignments. Ensure restrictions are reasonable and compliance is feasible. Non-disclosure agreements are … Read more

Should Thanksgiving be Abolished? A Legal Analysis

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SUMMARY This legal analysis examines whether Thanksgiving could be banned in the U.S. Arguments for prohibition include Establishment Clause violations via presidential turkey pardons, Commerce Clause issues from nationwide traffic disruptions and Eighth Amendment concerns about forced family gatherings. Defenses cite First Amendment assembly rights, pursuit of happiness principles and Ninth Amendment protections for unenumerated … Read more

Gambling Laws and Prediction Market Apps

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SUMMARY Prediction market apps like Kalshi claim federal CFTC regulation as derivatives exchanges exempts them from state gambling laws, allowing nationwide operation even where betting is banned. Seven states issued cease-and-desist orders, arguing these platforms are essentially unlicensed sportsbooks evading state authority and taxes. Courts have split on preliminary injunctions. This federalism clash pits innovation … Read more