Sixteen Tons of Moon Rock
Chris Mellon and Dennis Wille wrote for Slate comparing future space settlements to company towns of the 1800s.
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Can Satellite Internet Close the Property Rights Gap?
Yuliya Panfil and Chris Mellon wrote for Devex arguing that satellite internet can help to close the property rights gap.
Can the U.S. Annex the Moon?
Yuliya Panfil and Chris Mellon wrote for Slate about what countries and companies can do in space under the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.
Someday We鈥檒l Have to Deal With Squatters in Space
Tim Robustelli and Dennis Wille wrote an article for Future Tense at Slate about a future land rush on the moon.
鈥業 Can No Longer Continue to Live Here鈥
Jill Filipovic wrote a cover story for POLITICO about Honduras, domestic violence, and the layered factors driving Honduran women to the sou
A Tapestry of Credentials: How Self-Sovereign Identity Can Unlock Property Rights for Billions
Chris Mellon and Yuliya Panfil argue on Good ID that self-sovereign identity can help turn people’s data into evidence of property rights.
Could Online Takeout Help Prove Home Ownership?
Yuliya Panfil was quoted in a Reuters article on how our growing data trails could provide alternative evidence of our property rights.
The End of the American Century
George Packer wrote for The Atlantic about Richard Holbrooke and the end of the American century.
Why a Geocode Is Not an Address
Chris Mellon wrote an opinion piece for Wired on why geocodes can鈥檛 solve Puerto Rico’s address problem.
Blockchain-for-Land: What We Are Getting Wrong and How to Fix It
Tim Robustelli wrote an article for CoinTelegraph about the challenges surrounding implementation of blockchain-for-land.