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I am a lawyer, working in finance. So, really nothing to do with tech. I have an interest in programming and other hacker-y topics which is why I'm here. I kin

I am a lawyer, working in finance. So, really nothing to do with tech. I have an interest in programming and other hacker-y topics which is why I'm here. I kind of ended up in my career at random. When I first decided to go into law I never thought I would end up working in finance. I like my job (most of the time) but I have often wondered why I didn't go into software development instead. One reason, I think, is that it's easier to do programming as a hobby than law, so this way I get to explore two very distinct disciplines.

pcthrowaway 5y ago
It's a really interesting time to be working at the intersection of law, tech, and finance, if you're following the cryptocurrency space at all. Even if you don't like or have an interest in cryptocurrency (I think there are legitimate and compelling arguments to dislike it), the questions it raises about decentralized ownership and decision-making, and cybersecurity ethics/law in open systems where participants have agreed to the code as contract are just so cutting-edge. To my knowledge there hasn't been a successful prosecution of someone who's exploited a bug in an open-source smart contract yet, though it looks like this will be tested soon with the Indexed Finance hacker.