UC Berkeley Law Tackles Blockchain with New Interdisciplinary Course
https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/sites/legaltechnews/2017/11/17/uc-berkeley-law-tackles-blockchain-with-new-interdisciplinary-course/
Law Schools throughout the nation are beginning to recognize the increasingly significant role that technology will play in the practice of law. This article discusses a new interdisciplinary course at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. The course “Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and the Future of Technology, Business and Law,” helps law students explore the potential benefits and risks presented by this highly relevant technology.
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“While blockchain can at times be a difficult to understand technology concept, law students seem to understand its potential. “I’ve been here running the center for three years; this is far and away the most popular course. We had over 70 students apply for 20 spots,” Sterling said. Trying to meet the needs of the 50 students who couldn’t get into the course is next on the docket. “I’m scrambling to create more content.”
To Sterling’s mind, lawyers are faced with parsing out some important legal questions surrounding blockchain while trying to keep up with the rate of innovation. Especially as many companies begin considering initial coin offerings (ICOs), a cryptocurrency-based crowdfunding gaining traction among entrepreneurs as a means to fund new ventures, corporate attorneys are likely to see blockchain become more, not less, important to their work.”
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