Michael Desmond

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Gordon Russell |Michael Desmond

On April 24, 2025, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation("FDIC") and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (the"Board of Governors") issued a notice withdrawing twoprior joint statements on "crypto-asset-relatedactivities." This is the latest activity from bankingregulators in recent months to ease restrictions on how banks cantransact in matters relating to cryptocurrencies and otherblockchain-related assets.

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Gordon Russell |Michael Desmond

In 2022, the National Conference of Commissioners on UniformState Laws and the American Law Institute published the firstsubstantive amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) since2010 (the "2022 Amendments"). For clarity, whenever thispost refers to the UCC, it will be referring to the UCC as amendedby the 2022 Amendments. The 2022 Amendments have been adopted by 25States and adopting legislation has been proposed in 9 additionalstates.

Oct 24, 2024 | mondaq.com | Michael Desmond

In 2022, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) and the American Law Institute (ALI) published the first substantive amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) since 2010 (the "2022 Amendments"). As of October 14, 2024, the 2022 Amendments have been adopted by 25 States and have been proposed in 9 others.

Apr 18, 2024 | christcenteredgamer.com | Michael Desmond

Highlights: Strong Points: A comedic story-driven Real-Time Strategy game with clever and humorous fantasy references from other media; a witty British narrator to tell the story while also breaking the 4th wall; grants in-game perks by unlocking achievements Weak Points: Combat is not truly strategic in nature; Removed relevant functional tasks from all creatures in the dungeon besides Little Snots (workers) Moral Warnings: You play as an overlord known as "the Ultimate Evil," and control...

Feb 3, 2024 | adtmag.com | Michael Desmond

Two years ago, Michael Zyda left his position as an instructor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., to launch a new computer science degree program at the University of Southern California. The twist? Zyda's proposed curriculum would teach students how to build computer games. This approach to teaching programming isn't just fun and games.