I study institutions, namely property, constitutions and digital governance. Asst. Law Professor at University of Wyoming https://xitter.cf/t.co/aw9otoh6ZZ
Joined April 2020
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As shared by @IncompleteRules, with the support of the International Center for Law & Economics and the John Templeton Foundation
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@IncompleteRules of @UWyonews presented several papers on in relation to privacy as constitutional capacity papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/… ⚖️
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“distributed network governance creates dynamic fidelity, …whereby…distribution of protocol update authority among independent classes of actors (validators, developers, users, [etc.]) produces emergent checks & balances analogous to constitutional separation of powers”
A new piece from me on why distributed network architectures are increasingly valuable for ensuring commitment credibility (↓ counterparty risk) and better protecting rights in digitally-intermediated contexts! bit.ly/DigitalConstitutional…
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Privacy vs. Enforcement isn't a zero-sum game. ⚡️🔐
@IncompleteRules discusses how Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) can tame the privacy dilemma. Imagine a world where you can prove compliance or solvency without revealing your entire balance sheet or identity.
We’re moving toward a "middle ground" that preserves individual autonomy while satisfying legitimate audit needs. 🔱📡
Catch the breakdown from #ETHBoulder on ZK-tech as a bellweather for state capacity:
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This weeks article examines how shared norms & conflict accommodation function as interlinked inputs to resilient organizational constitutional design, from traditional orgs to DAOs.
By @IncompleteRules
From 2022.
Available here: law.mit.edu/pub/governanceas…
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your comments brings this paper to mind: law.mit.edu/pub/governanceas…
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We are pleased to welcome Eric Alston as a Non-Resident Scholar.
Eric Alston (@IncompleteRules) is a Scholar in Residence at the University of Colorado Boulder and Faculty Director of the Hernando de Soto Capital Markets Program. He also serves as a Research Associate with the Comparative Constitutions Project.
His research spans law and economics, frontier rights development, constitutional design, and digital governance with a focus on blockchain networks. His current grant-funded work includes an NSF project on Colorado’s development and a Templeton project on digital currency markets.
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📚 From the Archive
In this @MIT Computational Law Report @IncompleteRules examines the possibilities enabled by using conflict as a tool for institutional decision-making.
2022: law.mit.edu/pub/governanceas…
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Erik Alston (@IncompleteRules)
CGM Non-Resident Scholar
Scholar in Residence, Leeds School of Business
University of Colorado Boulder
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We are pleased to announce our new non-resident scholars.
These collaborators have been an integral part of the work at the Center for Governance and Markets, and we look forward to continuing our partnership to advance the ideas and mission of the Center.
We’ll be sharing their individual stories in the coming weeks, stay tuned.
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Do check out this
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I happen to learn abt futarchy in Zugrama or do connect with @IncompleteRules more on the topic if you wish to explore🙌
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Doing the @gov_futures pod with @Jamilya_eth has definitely been a highlight of this year
It's so nice to see the amazing folks who were willing to jam with us on governance!
Much ♥️ to @IncompleteRules @angela_walch @ElinorRennie James and Dani from @AriJuels's Lab @DennisonBertram @rafathebuilder @theshelb_ @A_Leutenegger @spengrah @0xNN2 @noturhandle @matrzeszowski @raamcc @pujaohlhaver @TariQuin @MCooperResearch. Chatting with all of you has been wonderful. Still a few more eps to go this season :)
Also, thanks to our editors (Hridesh for starting us off and @IkigaiMediaa) and to @Scroll_ZKP for sponsoring it.
Excited to see where we go from here! Oh, and come hang around DevConnect 🇦🇷
1/ 🚨 Governance Futures is heading to Devconnect @EFDevcon!
Your hosts, @Jamilya_eth & @bbeats1 will be on the ground recording fresh convos on how governance works (and fails) in Web3. We’re excited to meet the builders, thinkers & dreamers shaping the future of governance 🔥
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Killswitch protocols are an increasingly essential design component within complex human-engineered systems. In a survey of their history, design & inevitable shortcomings @incompleterules @sethkillian & @garrette0x derive generalizable design principles. bit.ly/4e3ZcUO
When, can, & should the death of systems be engineered?
Enter Killswitch: an engineered acknowledgment of severe & unforeseen consequences, the centralized exercise of which begs the question - who should exercise a failsafe & under what circumstances? bit.ly/4e3ZcUO
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A fireside chat with @pujaohlhaver & @IncompleteRules. Moderated by @CossarSofia
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This weeks article analyzes the coevolution of institutions, technology, and privacy in a very neat way.
@CossarSofia & @IncompleteRules argues that zero-knowledge proofs offer a governance tool to mitigate the state’s weak incentives to protect privacy.
From 2024.
Read it here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
RT @stabullfinance: 🚨Episode 6🚨 Released on Youtube📺
WTF is everyone missing about Stablecoins: Overlooked implications.
Experience the @B…
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Excited to hear from @IncompleteRules tomorrow on the new @gov_futures podcast!!
Eric brought powerful insights to Summer of Protocols & also speaks in perfect paragraphs. I expect to learn a lot. 🤔
The full episode of Governance Futures drops tomorrow!
We’re joined by @IncompleteRules Eric Alston, Scholar in Residence at CU Boulder, for a deep dive into institutional design, the limits of democratic decision-making, and why conflict in governance isn't always a bad thing.
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@gov_futures first full episode is out tomorrow, featuring @IncompleteRules from @CUBoulder.
We touch on institutional design, conflict in gov, and community decision-making. Great convo with Eric as always
There will also be an 'about the pod' type where @Jamilya_eth and I discuss why we're doing the pod and what we hope to get out of it.
Come geek out on governance with us!
The full episode of Governance Futures drops tomorrow!
We’re joined by @IncompleteRules Eric Alston, Scholar in Residence at CU Boulder, for a deep dive into institutional design, the limits of democratic decision-making, and why conflict in governance isn't always a bad thing.
Eric Alston retweeted
The full episode of Governance Futures drops tomorrow!
We’re joined by @IncompleteRules Eric Alston, Scholar in Residence at CU Boulder, for a deep dive into institutional design, the limits of democratic decision-making, and why conflict in governance isn't always a bad thing.